HUSE225-Reed-Spring2007

HUSE 225: Culturally Sensitive Practice in Social Work

Spring 2009

Instructor:

Judy L. Reed

Phone:

269-965-3931, ext. 2635 Fax – 269-965-8850

Office Hours:
Online:

Arranged, Virtual Classroom. I will respond to student e-mail within three business days or sooner.
It is best to contact me via email: reedj@kellogg.edu or through the Discussion Board under Questions.

Course Prerequisites:

None

Textbook

Required: Lum, Doman. 2003. 3^rd edition Culturally Competent Practice: A framework for understanding diverse groups and justice issues. ISBN: 9780495189787

Online Course Features and Requirements

Number of tests: 6 Quizzes of which 0 must be proctored.
Number of Exams: 2 of which 2 must be proctored

Required on campus sessions:

Special labs or practicum:

Number of assignments: 5

Estimated time per week: 9 hours

Group interaction required: yes

Scheduled activities or self paced: scheduled

Requirements:

Students must have access to the following:

Equipment: You will need a computer that is able to access and interact with the Web. For best results, a Pentium or PowerMac with a 28.8 Kbps or faster modem and 64 MB or more of RAM should be considered the minimal system.
Software: You will need an Internet browser version 5 or higher, either Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. A word processor capable of saving and opening RTF (rich text format) documents is required (almost all popular word processing programs can do this).
Internet connection: Home users need Internet access through an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that offers a reliable, direct connection to the Internet.

Other requirements:

Course Site:

http://bb.kellogg.edu

Curriculum Statement:

This course will prepare you for the challenges as to what extent you are competent about your own culture and the cultures of others in your community.

Description

This course will provide the student with the knowledge and strategies to work with the various life styles, needs, and problems of different racial and cultural groups. The content of the course incorporates important concepts and empirical findings that pertain to ethnic sensitive practice.

Objectives

Discuss why it is important to acquire cross-cultural knowledge and capabilities in social work.
Discuss how external and internal forces serve to sustain the role of social class and ethnicity in various groups.
Analyze and explain how ethnicity influences the life course concept.
Identify the values for a culturally competent social worker.
Contrast the basic humanistic model with the ethnographic model.
Incorporate social work approaches into the basic assumption of culturally sensitive practice.
Identify some of the barriers of the helping process.
Identify the characteristics of naturalistic inquiry.
Discuss the importance of self-knowledge.
Identify personal attitudes, beliefs, and feelings associated with cultural differences.
Demonstrate the acquired knowledge and skills in group discussions and role-playing activities.

Grading

ASSIGNMENT	POINTS	TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS
6 Quizzes	10 Pts. Each	60 Points
Discussion Postings	5 Pts. Each	50 Points
Cultural Pre-Test	10 Points	10 Points
Cultural Post-test	10 points	10 points
3 Unit Exams	50 points	150 points
Homework Assignments
Cultural Interview	25 Points	25 Points
Internet Hunt	30 Points	30 Points
Activity Assignment	25 Points	25 Points
Demographics	10 Points	10 Points
Role Playing/Case Notes
Pre-Interview	10 Points	10 Points
Pre-Case Notes	5 Points	5 Points
Practice-Interview	15 Points	15 Points
Practice Case Notes	10 Points	10 Points
Post-Interview	25 Points	25 Points
Post Case Notes	15 Points	15 Points
Total Possible Points		450 Points

Grading Scale

Point Range Percentage Numerical Grade

428 - 450 95% - 100% A

405 - 427 90% - 94% A-

396 - 404 88% - 89% B+

369 - 395 82% - 87% B

360 - 368 80% - 81% B-

351 - 359 78% - 79% C+

324 - 350 72% - 77% C

315 - 323 70% - 71% C-

306 - 314 68% - 69% D+

279 - 305 62% - 67% D

270 - 278 60% - 61% D-

Below 270 Student will receive a failing grade

Academic Policies

Dropping: The administrative withdrawal process shall be initiated for those students who fail to complete the first assignment by the posted deadline. It is of particular importance that students receiving Financial Aid complete the first assignment as noted.

"I" Grades:

Incomplete ("I") is only given for the most extenuating circumstances. All "I" grades should be completed by the end of the semester following the semester for which the “I” was given.

Attendance

You will be graded on your prompt response in the discussion forum. You will be required to respond to the posting of your instructor and then to one posting of a classmate.

Cheating

Cheating is NOT permitted. Any students caught cheating will receive NO points for the exam or quiz in which the cheating occurred, and/or will be subject to the disciplinary procedures of Kellogg Community College (at the discretion of the instructor).

Disclaimer

Information contained in this syllabus was, to the best knowledge of the instructor, considered correct and complete when distributed for use at the beginning of the semester. However, this syllabus should not be considered a contract between Kellogg Community College and any student, nor between any student and the instructor. The instructor reserves the right, acting within the policies and procedures of Kellogg Community College, to make changes in course content or instructional techniques without notice or obligation.

Computer Access at KCC

It is assumed that students enrolled in this course have at their disposal appropriate equipment and software to complete the course work and communicate with other students. If there are problems with your equipment and/or software, it is possible to come the KCC's Campus and use the open computer lab in the Learning Resource Center. See KCC's web site for campus maps and lab times.

Online Submitting Materials

Students will be expected to us e-mail attachments and the blackboard site for this class to submit materials. (Before you are registered for the course you may look at the class site using guest as the id and guest as the password.)

ADA Statement

Kellogg Community College does not discriminate in the admission or treatment of students on the basis of disability. KCC is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.