COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives: This course aims to increase the understanding of child welfare and family services, and make students learn about basic concepts and values, theoretical background, historical development, policies and institutions, service groups, and practices and methods to be integrated into the field.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

Main text: Downs, S. W. et al. (2004) Child Welfare and Family Services,

Further readings: Pecora, P. J. et al. (1992), The Child Welfare Challenge.

Mather, J. H. & Lager, P. B. (2000): Child Welfare

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: A written paper and oral presentation on major issues of child welfare and family services, or analysis of primary or secondary data.

Grading Scheme: Attendance 10%, Assignment 20%, Mid-term exam 30%, Final exam 40%

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

Week 1: Basic concepts of child, family, and social environment
Week 2: Theories of child development
Week 3: Characteristics of child and classification of children in need of service
Week 4: Conventions of children's right, values, and principles of child welfare
Week 5: Historical overview of child welfare development: America and Korea
Week 6: Comparison of child welfare (and family services), and social welfare

Week 7: Social work practices with children and families
Week 8: Mid-term Exam
Week 9: Laws, regulations, and acts
Week 10: Policies and administration for children and families

Week 11: Children in need of service: children in poverty
Week 12: Children in need of service: child abuse
Week 13: Children in need of service: children in family dissolution
Week 14: Children in need of service: facilities and institutions

Week 15: Final Exam

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: 82-55-751-6637
e-mail: hobae@gsnu.ac.kr

Course Name	Child Welfare and Family Services
Credits	3
Professor(s)	Name	Hwa-ok Bae
	Department	Department of Social Welfare