Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504 or SOWK 508, SOWK 505, and SOWK 509; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students.
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.
Outcomes: Analyze how personal values, biases, and social identities influence professional relationships with LGBTQ+ clients and apply ethical decision-making frameworks to evaluate culturally responsive and affirming interventions across micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice; Evaluate how intersecting systems of power, oppression, and privilege shape the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals and create strategies that advance human rights, social, economic, and environmental justice through policy practice, advocacy, and coalition-building; Synthesize theories, research, and clinical frameworks (eg, minority stress theory, intersectionality, and trauma-informed care) to design and implement affirming, evidence-informed interventions that promote resilience, empowerment, and systemic change in LGBTQ+ communities.
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.
Outcomes: Analyze how personal values, biases, and social identities influence professional relationships with LGBTQ+ clients and apply ethical decision-making frameworks to evaluate culturally responsive and affirming interventions across micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice; Evaluate how intersecting systems of power, oppression, and privilege shape the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals and create strategies that advance human rights, social, economic, and environmental justice through policy practice, advocacy, and coalition-building; Synthesize theories, research, and clinical frameworks (eg, minority stress theory, intersectionality, and trauma-informed care) to design and implement affirming, evidence-informed interventions that promote resilience, empowerment, and systemic change in LGBTQ+ communities.