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: Master of Social Work student or permission.

Course Typically Offered: Summer

Credits: 3