SWK 113 61P, Fall 2009

Course No Course Title CL LB CLINIC CR
SWK 113 Working with Diversity 3 0 0 3
This course examines and promotes understanding, sensitivity, awareness, and knowledge of human diversity. Emphasis is placed on professional responsibilities, duties, and skills critical to multicultural human services practice. Upon completion, students should be able to integrate and expand knowledge, skills, and cultural awareness relevant to diverse populations.

Required Textbooks:

1) Diller, J.V. (2007).  Cultural diversity: A primer for human services, 3rd ed. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishers.

2) Plous, S. (Ed.).  Understanding prejudice and discrimination. Boston:  McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Online Week Class Meeting Class Activities  
       
Monday, August 24, 2009 to Sunday, August 30, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009 (Class One)

Introduction, hybrid orientation, golden rule activity.  
Monday, August 31, 2009 to Sunday, September 6, 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009 (Class Two)

Review of Blackboard protocols.  Green-haired people exercise.  
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 to Sunday, September 13, 2009 No Class Meeting (Labor Day)    
Monday, September 14, 2009 to Sunday, September 20, 2009 (Module Four)

Monday, September 14, 2009 (Class Three)

Discussed concept of White privilege and other subjects from reading.  Exercise with case of Elena, chapter four in Diller book.  
Monday, September 21, 2009 to Sunday, September 27, 2009

Monday, September 21, 2009 (Class Four)

Segregation Exercise and discussion.  
Monday, September 28, 2009 to Sunday, October 4, 2009

Monday, September 28, 2009 (Class Five)

Discussion of Implicit Association Test.  Watched and discussed part of Family Name.  
Monday, October 5, 2009 to Sunday, October 11, 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009 (Class Six)

Terri Hamrick and Sandra Bullock present on the Baha'i faith Extra Credit:  Ann Atwater presentation
Monday, October 12, 2009 to Wednesday, October 14, 2009 and  Sunday, October 18, 2009

Monday, October 12, 2009 (Class Seven)

Discussion of last week's discussion board, Baha'i faith presentation and Ann Atwater presentation Alternative Assignment to trip.
Monday, October 19, 2009 to Sunday, October 25, 2009 Monday, October 19, 2009  (Class Eight) Discussion of trip to American Indian Museum and Holocaust Museum  
Monday, October 26, 2009 to Sunday, November 1, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009 (Class Nine)

Continued class discussion.  
Monday, November 2, 2009 to Sunday, November 8, 2009

Monday, November 2, 2009 (Class Ten)

At home assignment on Understanding prejudice website.  
Monday. November 9, 2009 to Sunday, November 15, 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009 (Class Eleven)

Discussion of recent assignment and finished watching Family Name.  
Monday, November 16, 2009 to Sunday, November 22, 2009

Monday, November 16, 2009 (Class Twelve)

General discussion and activity with Where are you from?  
Monday, November 23, 2009 to Wednesday, November 25, 2009 (Assignments normally due on Sunday will be due on the following Monday, November 30, 2009)

Monday, November 23, 2009 (Class Thirteen)

General discussion, continuation of Where are you from? activity, discussion of true origin of Thanksgiving, discussion of sexist descriptive expressions.  
Monday, November 30, 2009 to Sunday, December 6, 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009 (Class Fourteen)

Fairy Tale activities.  View clips from Free to Be You and Me (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHrwcQrY-JM
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6fDtuxqPto )
 
Monday, December 6, 2009 to Sunday, December 13, 2009

Monday, December 7, 2009 (Class Fifteen)

   
 

Monday, December 14, 2009 (Class Sixteen)