Social Work
As one of the modern helping disciplines, social work fulfills a strategic function in the field of social services. The social work profession is concerned with the wide range of human and environmental factors, and processes that influence social functioning in contemporary life. It seeks to alleviate and prevent personal and social problems experienced by individuals, families, groups and communities, and to contribute to constructive institutional change and development.
The educational program of the faculty is designed to prepare specially qualified personnel for the many forms of direct clinical and community practice, and for the related professional functions of policy development, planning, administration and research. In all of these areas there is a growing demand, in both governmental and voluntary sectors, for social workers who possess advanced, theoretical knowledge and specialized practice competence.
MSW Program
Dr Ginette Lafreniere, Associate Dean: MSW Program
glafreniere@wlu.ca
519-884-0710, ext 5237
MSW, IFS
Dr Gus Hill, Associate Dean: IFS Program
ghill@wlu.ca
519-884-0710, ext 5279
PhD Program
Dr Michael Woodford, Associate Dean: PhD Program
mwoodford@wlu.ca
519-884-0710, ext. 5275
As far as possible, each program attempts to provide a full range of core courses and electives. However, every course listed in this Calendar is not available in every session or every year.
Students should consult the program/department to inquire about course offerings each year.
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SK501 | Approaches to Community Organizing and Group Practices | 0.5 |
| SK504 | Research 1 | 0.5 |
| SK507 | Social Justice and Transformative Social Work Practices | 0.5 |
| SK508 | Reflexive Group and Community Practice | 0.5 |
| SK509 | Social Work Practice with Groups | 0.5 |
| SK522 | Social Work Practice with Individuals | 0.5 |
| SK536 | Integrating Theory and Practice | 0.5 |
| SK541 | Foundational Field Education | 0.5 |
| SK545 | Introduction to Ethical Thought and Reflexive Practice | 0.5 |
| SK552 | Social Work Practice with Families | 0.5 |
| SK591 | Social Innovation | 0.5 |
| SK592 | Transnational Social Work Practice | 0.5 |
| SK593 | Indigenous Child Welfare Policy and Practice | 0.5 |
| SK594 | Critical Collective Social Work Practice | 0.5 |
| SK595 | Feminism, Gender and Policy | 0.5 |
| SK596 | International Social Work Research | 0.5 |
| SK597 | International Social Work Research Paper | 0.25 |
| SK600 | Field Education | 0.5 |
| SK608 | Community Capacity Building | 0.5 |
| SK609 | Program Development and Social Planning | 0.5 |
| SK610 | Social Change and Social Action | 0.5 |
| SK615 | Research 2 | 0.5 |
| SK619 | Landscapes of Power, Violence and Resilience: Exploring Gender and Systems of Oppression | 0.5 |
| SK620 | Marital and Couple Counselling | 0.5 |
| SK621 | Reflexive Practices | 0.5 |
| SK622 | Personal and Professional Identity: Reflexivity and Growth in International Context | 0.5 |
| SK628 | Cultural Camp | 0.5 |
| SK630 | International Placement Orientation: Introduction to the Culture, History and Traditions of Your Host Country | 0.25 |
| SK632 | Social Work Issues | 0.5 |
| SK635 | Indigenous Knowledges and Theory | 0.5 |
| SK641 | Critical Social Policy and Activism | 0.5 |
| SK644 | Indigenous Kinship Structures and Social Work Practice | 0.5 |
| SK645 | Indigenous Research Methods | 0.5 |
| SK646 | Wholistic Healing Practices | 0.5 |
| SK647 | Elders' Teaching and Indigenous Identity | 0.5 |
| SK648 | Elders' Teaching and Self-Reflection | 0.5 |
| SK649 | Advanced Field Education | 0.5 |
| SK650 | Advanced International Field Education | 1.0 |
| SK651 | Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals | 0.5 |
| SK652 | Advanced Social Work Practice with Families | 0.5 |
| SK653 | Advanced Social Work Practice with Groups | 0.5 |
| SK654 | Brief Therapies | 0.5 |
| SK656 | Death, Dying and Bereavement | 0.5 |
| SK657 | Interventions with Children and Adolescents | 0.5 |
| SK658 | Social Work Practice with Older Adults | 0.5 |
| SK659 | Addictions: Assessment and Treatment | 0.5 |
| SK664 | Sexual and Gender Diversity | 0.5 |
| SK665 | Relational Accountability: Transforming Social Work with Indigenous Peoples | 0.5 |
| SK666 | Alternative Social Work Interventions | 0.5 |
| SK667 | Play Therapy | 0.5 |
| SK668 | Social Work Practice with Survivors of Trauma | 0.5 |
| SK681 | The Political and Organizational Contexts of Social Work Practice | 0.5 |
| SK688 | Social Work in Health Care Settings | 0.5 |
| SK690 | Social Inequality, Poverty and Income Support: A Comparative Perspective | 0.5 |
| SK693 | Crisis Intervention | 0.5 |
| SK695 | Poverty in Canada and its Implications for Social Work | 0.5 |
| SK698 | Thesis | 0.0 |
| SK704 | Advanced Quantitative Methods | 0.5 |
| SK718 | Advanced Studies in Social Work and Related Disciplines I | 0.5 |
| SK723 | Mental Health as a Context for Social Work Practice | 0.5 |
| SK731 | Advanced Studies in Social Planning | 0.5 |
| SK750 | Applied Quantitative Data Analysis for Social Work Research | 0.5 |
| SK751 | Advanced Readings in Social Work Practice | 0.5 |
| SK752 | Advanced Readings in Social Policy | 0.5 |
| SK790 | Social Work Thought and Theory Development | 0.5 |
| SK791 | Epistemology and the Nature of Social Work Knowledge | 0.5 |
| SK801 | Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis | 0.5 |
| SK805 | Applied Qualitative Research Methods | 0.5 |
| SK809 | Field Learning Option | 1.0 |
| SK820 | Doctoral Seminar | 0.5 |
| SK892 | Comprehensive Examination 1 | 0.0 |
| SK893 | Comprehensive Examination Part 2 | 0.0 |
| SK894 | Writing for Publication | 0.5 |
| SK899 | PhD Dissertation | 0.0 |
