SW3701

This course is an introduction to the study of child maltreatment for students interested in working with children, their families, and/or child welfare policies. Learners in this course study contemporary child abuse and neglect using an interdisciplinary approach. During the semester, students will engage in multiple learning activities to understand the history, prevalence, scope, dynamics, theoretical perspectives, effect, and contemporary responses to the maltreatment of children. Learners will consider individual, familial, and community-level analysis. Course content is particularly relevant to students in the fields of social work, sociology, education, child psychology, early childhood education, public health, public policy, and other related areas.

Course content will be delivered using lectures, discussion, guest speakers, reading, video and other online resources and will have an engaging active learning environment in class, for example, participating in discussions or doing active learning or group activities.

Open to all undergraduates, this course serves as a required course in the Family Violence Prevention Minor.

Every Fall & Spring