SWK 461 - School Policy
Department: Social Work
Description: Laws, policies, and litigation affecting schools and their implementation through administrative rules. Emphasizes student freedoms, school violence, finance reform, and students with disabilities.
Credit Hours: 3
Graduate Level Course: This course is approved for graduate credit
New Course Catalog Information Effective 05-19-2025
New Title: School Social Work Policy & Practice I
New Description: School history, laws and policy related to data-driven social work practice in public schools, with emphasis on protecting the rights of historically oppressed, vulnerable and special populations.
New Description: School history, laws and policy related to data-driven social work practice in public schools, with emphasis on protecting the rights of historically oppressed, vulnerable and special populations.
Current Offerings
Fall 2025
- 001 - Lecture (In Person): W 5:30 PM - 8:20 PM , Deneca Winfrey Avant 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only
Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: Schroeder Hall 102 (SCH 102)
Instructor: Deneca Winfrey Avant
Course Specification: Majors Only
Book Title
ISBN
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
School Social Work: A Skills-Based Competency Appr
(Required)
ISBN9780826163950
Edition1
PublisherSpringer Publishing Company
MSRP
$65.00