Class Schedule

Fall Semester – 2010

Class Schedule for the Monday Section

Week 1 Introduction to the Course (September 13)

• Overview of the course outline, assignments, class culture

Week 2 The Context and Philosophical Foundations of Social Work:

Approaching Theory Reflexively (September 20)

Required readings:
• Healy, K. (2005). Chapters 1 and 5
• Taylor, C. & White, S. (2006). Knowledge and reasoning in social
work: Educating for humane judgement. British Journal of Social
Work, 36(6): 937-954 (on-line)

Week 3 Philosophical Foundations Continued (September 27)

Required readings:
• Hanohano, P. (1999). The spiritual imperative of Native
epistemology: Restoring harmony and balance to education.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, 23(2):206-219. (on-line)
• Arnd-Caddigan, M. & Pozzuto, R. (2008). Types of knowledge,
forms of practice. The Qualitative Report, 13 (1): 61-77. (on-line)

First assignment due Friday, October 1.

Week 4 From Philosophy to Practice Theories:

1) Problem Solving Approaches (October 4)

Required reading:
• Healy, K. (2005). Chapter 6.

*No Class on Monday October 11th

Week 5 2) Systems Theory: Three Waves (October 18)

Required readings:
• Healy, K. (2005). Chapter 7.
• Parrish, M., Burry, C. & Pabst, M. (2003). Providing comprehensive
case management services to urban women with HIV/AIDS and
their families. Affilia-Journal of Women and Social Work, 18(3):
302-315. (on-line)
Week 6 3) The Strengths Perspective (October 25)

Required readings:
• Healy, K. (2005). Chapter 8.
• Oko, J. (2006). Evaluating alternative approaches to social work: A
critical review. Families in Society; 87(4): 601-611 (on-line)

Week 7 4) Anti-Oppressive and Anti-Racist Approaches (November 1)

Required readings:
• Healy, K. (2005). Chapter 9
• Strega, S. (2007). Anti-oppressive practice in child welfare. In
Doing anti-oppressive practice: Building transformative politicized
social work. Halifax: Fernwood: 67-82. (on reserve)
• Duhaney, P. (2010-In press). Why Is Our Education System Still
Guilty Of Whiteness? Canadian Social Work Journal. (on-line)

Week 8 Feminist Approaches (November 8 )

Required readings:
• Munch, S. (2006). The women’s health movement: Making
policy, 1970-1995. Social Work in Health Care, 43(1):17-32. (on-
line)
• Black. C. (2003). Creating curative communities: Feminist
group work with women with eating disorders. Australian Social
Work, 56(2): 127-140. (on-line)

Week 9 Postconventional Approaches and Queer Theory (November

15)

Required readings:
• Healy, K. (2005). Chapter 10
• Carr, A. (1998). Michael White's narrative therapy. Contemporary
Family Therapy, 20(4), 485-503. (on-line)

Week 10 Integrating Theoretical Frameworks (November 22)

Practice Theory Paper Due on Friday Nov. 26

Required readings:
• Healy, K. (2005). Chapter 11

Week 11 Exam Review (November 29)

Week 12 Wrap-up (December 3)

DECEMBER EXAM – SEE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE