Dec 04, 2025  
Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HWC 506 - Human Rights & SW; Tools for Clinical Prac & Advcy


The goals of social work are intertwined with the premise that the realization of universal human rights are essential to a just and ordered society. This class stresses the need for social workers to use a human rights framework for practice, especially in our interconnected global economy. Human rights can help link micro practice to macro practice and connect the varying roles of the social worker. This class will highlight timely issues such as human trafficking and environmental justice. This class will provide students with advanced clinical practice skills rooted in human rights as well as advocacy strategies needed to create policy based on human rights.

3 credits

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)



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