SCWK 220: Introduction to Human Development in Social Work

Course Description

Examination of theories and models of human development depicting the dynamics of family life, with special emphasis on the family life cycle.  Incorporates a generalist approach to understanding the diverse nature of family structures, how families and family members adjust to and confront change, and how the family matriculates through personal and family traumas and dilemmas related to childhood, adolescence, employment, marriage, parenthood, aging and retirement.  Attention also given to impact of cultural diversity on societal/family/environment interactions.