Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
SW 3701 - Dynamics of Human Behavior
The course presents theoretical frameworks and empirical knowledge used in social work assessment, emphasizing factors affecting human development over the course of life including the range of social systems in which people live. Requires students to critique and apply knowledge from multiple sources, with particular attention to the foundations of social work practice including values and ethics, dimensions of human diversity, professional self-awareness, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and class.
Requisites: BIOS 1030 and PSY 2410 and SW major
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify the impact of biological, psychological, social, and cultural systems on human development and behavior over the life course.
- Students will be able to critique and apply knowledge from multiple sources to understand people and their environments.
- Students will be able to utilize conceptual frameworks to assess strengths and vulnerabilities of clients (and target populations) and guide interventions.
- Students will be able to explain how diversity (gender, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, etc.) characterizes and shapes human experience, including identity formulation.
- Students will be able to identify forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination and their impact on human development.
- Students will be able to utilize self-reflection and apply professional values and ethical principles to guide practice.
- Students will be able to recognize the impact of scientific and technological developments and changes on communities and client populations.
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