SW 558M Human Services in Developing Countries: Uganda
This course examines the impact of social problems with focus on HIV/AIDS in Uganda and the role of the social work profession in international social development. It explores the utilization of various professional methods to promote self-sufficiency, social integration, social change, social action and social justice in a developing country. The focus of this course is to learn how social work practice skills (micro and macro) can be indigenized in a developing country. The students will spend three weeks in Uganda studying social problems and learning about the cultural context of delivery of human services in a developing country. Students will learn about various aspects of international social work from a global perspective.
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The course activities include orientation meetings before the trip, visits to health and social welfare agencies in urban and rural areas of Uganda, attendance at social work classes and seminars at Makerere University and the development of peer partnerships with various human service providers.
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