SWREN 111RFoundations of Critical Social Work: Social Justice and Helping

In this course, you will explore the "helping" role of social work through a social justice lens. You will be supported to deconstruct common understandings of, and approaches to, "helping" by critically examining concepts and terms that are foundational to contemporary social work ethics, philosophies, theories, and approaches to practice. You will begin to build the skills and knowledge necessary for becoming a reflexive practitioner in the field of social work. Emphasizing critical reflexivity, critical reflection, and consciousness-raising, the course will prepare you for the subsequent Bachelor of Social Work curriculum and Social Work’s commitment to the pursuit of social justice.