SOWK 625 - Child Sexual Abuse and CPS (Child Protective Services) Investigation

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture, demonstration and discussion.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
This course explores the issues involved in child abuse and neglect cases, with an emphasis on child sexual abuse. If offers an integrative framework of principles, theories, process and skills specifically designed for performing culturally sensitive investigations and assessments with alleged abusive and neglectful families. This academic course is offered to graduate students interested in public social services and to those awarded Title IV-E stipends (supplanting the VISSTA [Virginia Institute for Social Services Training Activities] training sequence) and to qualified community people. Child Welfare emphasis area elective.