SWK 582 - Supporting Families Under Stress

Explores the impact of stress on the coping patterns and development of families. Stressors range from normal family life cycle transitions to the threat of separation and loss through divorce, illness, death and aging, to the chronic stress of poverty, racism, classism and the impingement of systemic stress.

Prerequisites & Notes

SWK 550, SWK 560, MSW student or
Advanced Standing status (i.e., SWK 530, SWK 531, SWK 532, or SWK 533) or
Permission

Credits: 3