Graduate Courses
SOWK 656: Social Work Practice with LGBTQ Populations
Description
This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth and critical understanding of social work practice issues related to individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (+) (LGBTQ+), which includes intersex, two-spirit, demisexual, asexual, pansexual, omnisexual, their families, and the communities in which they live. A variety of perspectives (e.g., historical, political, sociological, policy) are examined throughout the course to assist students in understanding the complexity and dynamics of the person-in-environment perspective when working with LGBTQ+ individuals. The course builds on foundation content in the areas of human behavior in the social environment, practice, policy, and research, and further advances and integrates these content areas through the readings and class discussions.
