Social Work
Social work is a challenging and changing field with opportunities for personal and job satisfaction. Social workers are professionals helping people with complex interpersonal and social problems. They not only respond to people’s needs, but are committed to making society more equitable by capitalizing on available resources. The social work major at Xavier offers a practical approach to solving problems and strengthening individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and society.
1 Community Building & Social Change
This course explores the prospects for collaborative work, often called community building. It examines the interaction between local citizen action and macro economic, social and demographic trends as they influence prospects for urban revitalization at the local community level.
2 Child Welfare and Development
This course will offer the student knowledge and understanding of human development from pregnancy and birth through infancy, early childhood, and middle childhood. Materials will stress both normative and problematic aspects of human behavior. A core of theories, concepts, skills, and information is given to prepare the student with knowledge for viewing human transitions through social interaction from birth through childhood. Biological, psychological, and social aspects of growth and development are examined using a systems orientation (e.g. the influences of family, groups, organizations, communities and society).
3 Women/Men: Myth & Reality
We will examine the changing roles of men and women in American culture, sex roles, sex stereotyping, and socialization of the sexes. This course will also look at the social conditions and attitudes which affect the role and status of women and men in the institutions of society are explored.
4 Social Work Field Instruction
As part of this course students are provided with an opportunity to work directly with clients in an existing social service agency under the supervision of a skilled practitioner.
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