SW 558 Human Services in Developing Countries/_Uganda
(Prerequisites: 401A) This study abroad is a course credit project which examines the impact of local and global social problems on a developing country, Uganda. The course explores the utilization of various professional methods to promote self-sufficiency, social integration, social change, social action and social justice in a developing country. The focus of this course is to learn how social work practice skills (micro and macro) can be indigenized in a developing country. The students will spend three weeks in Uganda studying social problems and learning about the cultural context of delivery of human services in a developing country. Students will learn about various aspects of international social work from a global perspective. Course activities include orientation meetings before the trip, visits to Human service agencies, schools, clinics, health and social welfare agencies in urban and rural areas of Uganda, attendance at HIV/AIDS seminars and the development of peer partnerships with service providers and University staff and faculty. There will be an emphasis on the provision of services to people living with HIV/AIDS and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Planned study abroad: July and August . Please check with your SSW registration materials for exact travel dates. Classes will be offered during the spring semester (Every other Friday at 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.). A total of 28 contact hours will be given beginning in January. Some of these contact hours will be done more intensively during the month of May and June prior to departure. There will also be post-trip debriefings in September. A final paper will be submitted no later than the 3rd week of classes in fall. A final grade will be posted by October 1. Registration for this class is through the Study Abroad Office. This course meets the requirement for a social action course.