This course focuses on a specific parenting issue - the use of discipline and punishment in child-rearing. This course examines research on the effectiveness of wide range of parental disciplinary approaches, and introduce numerous evidence-based parenting interventions, and their recommendations and approaches to child discipline. The course content will be embedded within a child development framework that considers the child’s age and development stage, in conjunction with family and community-level factors. We will discuss how cultural norms and beliefs may influence parents’ discipline choices and how social workers can best dialogue with parents help them achieve their parenting aims. This one credit course addresses micro- and macro- social work issues.
| Semester: | Winter 2024 |
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| Instructor: | Christina Dadswell |
| U-M Class #: | 35354 |
| Program Type:
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Program Type describes the program in which you are pursuing, i.e., residential or online part-time.
At this time, residential students may not directly enroll in online program courses, rather a course enrollment petition is required.
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Residential |
| Format:
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Format refers to the instruction of an offering, i.e., in-person, hybrid, or online.
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In-Person |
| Credits: | 1 Credit Hours |
| Community Change | |
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| Global | |
| Interpersonal Practice | |
| Mgmt & Leadership | |
| Policy & Political | |
| Program Evaluation | |
| Older Adults | |
| Children & Families | Elective (Host) |
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106