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Civil Rights Mini-Course
June 10, 2015 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
This course will focus on strategies to protect and promote civil rights, as part of equality and social justice movements in society.
Students will examine the anti-bias domains of identity, diversity, justice, and action, in relation to rights relevant to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or other groups of their choice, with attention to the roles of social workers in civil rights.
A highly diverse group of activist scholars and reflective practitioners will participate in the instructional process.
The course will launch the Youth Civil Rights Academy to prepare the next generation of civil rights leaders and change agents, in partnership with the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, Michigan Board of Education and Southern Poverty Law Center. Students can take the course on a pass-fail or letter grade option.
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HIV/AIDS: Evidence Based Programs, Policies and Services
June 10, 2015 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
This mini-course will acquaint students with the basic and advanced facts about AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), sensitize students to the multitude of public health, social policy and social service delivery issues that AIDS presents, and provide US and global perspectives to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Students will be sensitized to the special challenges AIDS presents for social work practice. Students will be presented with an approach to evidence based practice, and will review the state of HIV related evidence based prevention practice from national and global perspectives.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.