SWK 220 Fall 2005

Course No Course Title CL LB CLINIC CR
SWK 220 SWK Issues in Client Services 3 0 0 3
This course introduces the professional standards, values, and issues in social services. Topics include confidentiality, assessment of personal values, professional responsibilities, competencies, and ethics. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and discuss multiple ethical issues applicable to social work and apply various decision-making models to current issues. This course is a unique concentration requirement of the Social Service concentration in the Human Services Technology program.

SWK 220 Fall 2005 Syllabus

Week Number and Dates of Week
Week One:  Monday 8/22/2005 to Sunday 8/28/2005 Orientation/icebreaker/Module One: Introduction
Week Two: Monday 8/29/2005 to Sunday 9/4/2005  Module Two: Introduction and Overview (Chapter One)
Week Three: Tuesday 9/6/2005 to Sunday 9/11/2005 Module Three: The NASW Code of Ethics (Chapter Two)
Week Four: Monday 9/12/2005 to Sunday 9/18/2005 Module Four: Values and Social Work Principles (Chapter Three)
Week Five: Monday 9/19/2005 to Sunday 9/25/2005 Module Five: Social Work Dilemmas and the ETHIC Decision-Making Model (Chapter Four)
Week Six:  Monday 9/26/2005 to Sunday 10/3/2005 Module Six: Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health (Chapter Five) Exam One
Week Seven: Monday 10/4/2005 to Sunday 10/10/2005 Module Seven: Ethical Dilemmas in Child Welfare (Chapter Six)
Week Eight:  Monday 10/11/2005 to Sunday 10/16/2005 Module Eight: Ethical Dilemmas in Health Care (Chapter Seven) Written Project #1 Due
Week Nine: Wednesday 10/19/2005 to Sunday 10/23/2005 Module Nine: Ethical Dilemmas in Group and Family Work (Chapter Eight)
Week Ten: Monday 10/24/2005 to Sunday 10/30/2005 Module Ten: Ethical Dilemmas in Aging (Chapter Nine)
Week Eleven: Monday 10/31/2005 to Sunday 11/6/2005 Module Eleven: Ethical Dilemmas for the Professional Social Worker: Dual Relationships and Impaired Colleagues (Chapter Ten) Exam Two
Week Twelve: Monday 11/7/2005 to Sunday 11/13/2005 Module Twelve: Ethical Dilemmas in Interdisciplinary Collaboration (Chapter Eleven)
Week Thirteen:  Monday 11/14/2005 to Sunday 11/20/2005 Module Thirteen: Ethical Dilemmas relating to HIV and AIDS (Chapter Twelve) Written Project #2 Due
Week Fourteen: Monday 11/21/2005 to Sunday 11/27/2005 Module Fourteen: Ethical Dilemmas in Supervising and Managing (Chapter Thirteen)
Week Fifteen:  Monday 11/28/2005 to Sunday 12/4/2005 Module Fifteen: The Future of Social Work Ethics (Chapter Fourteen)Small Group Project Due
Week Sixteen:  Monday 12/5/2005 to Sunday 12/11/2005 Module Sixteen: NOHSE Ethical Codes and Conclusion Exam Three