SWK 605 Intro to Forensic Social Work
Introduction to Forensic Social Work (3). This course will provide an introduction to the study of forensic social work, as well as identify a broad range of issues faced by social workers who practice in the judicial arena. Emphasis will be on forensic casework, interviewing, evaluating and treatment intervention. A social problem approach will be used. This approach will include reviewing the historical and contemporary development of the forensic social work profession, social work roles in problem solving, forensic social work as a profession, and the future of it in the social work profession.