SWK 3330 - Social Work with Military Families

3 Credit Hour(s)

This course is designed as an elective for undergraduate students who wish to increase their knowledge and skills for practice with military personnel, Veterans, and their families. Students will learn about the role of social work within the military and in the Department of Veterans Affairs in meeting the needs of active duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, Veterans, and their families. Students will develop a working understanding of the history of military social work, aspects of military culture that they will need to know in order to be able to engage and intervene with the social and mental health needs and issues facing this ethnically and culturally diverse population.