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Dec 21, 2024
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MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025
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SWK 151 - Introduction to Social Services
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090 and ENGL 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
MTA Social Sciences Satisfier Y
Session Cycle: FW
This course is intended to present an overview of the field of social work. The student will develop an understanding and beginning knowledge of what social work entails. Included will be the gamut of roles available to social work in a variety of different settings–schools, hospitals, mental health centers and social service agencies–all of which require different educational backgrounds. This course will focus on the needs and problems of clients (defined as individuals, families, groups and community); the variety of methods used to help solve these problems; the social, cultural, political and economic values which affect these needs; and problem solving.
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