Course Detail
Social Work Lab
Time and Location
Times
Term: Spring 2025
Start Date: MAR 11, 2025
End Date: MAY 16, 2025
Meeting Days: R
Meeting Times: 02:00PM-03:40PM
Location
Campus: Hillsboro
Building: ASI
Room: 101
Registration Information
Credit Hours: 1
Subject Code: SWK
Course Number: 110
Section Number: 01
CRN: 35221
Tier: 1
Instruction TypeLecture
Enrollment Numbers
Remaining Seats: 10
Filled Seats: 5
Maximum Seats: 15
Comments: Second 8-week course. Students must have reliable transportation for site visits.
Course Description: Prerequisite: Reading proficiency
Pre-/co-requisite: SWK105 Introduction to Social Work, with a grade of C or better
This introductory course involves field experience which, partnered with SWK105, will assist students in gaining knowledge of practice settings in the field of Social Work, and determining whether Social Work is an appropriate career choice for them. Experiential learning will be utilized to enhance students’ knowledge of this field by visiting and discussing varied practice settings. This course includes discussion of ethics, education, practice and theories. Students will complete a criminal background check, and will attend five agency visits. It will be necessary for students to have access to transportation (F, S, D)
Pre-/co-requisite: SWK105 Introduction to Social Work, with a grade of C or better
This introductory course involves field experience which, partnered with SWK105, will assist students in gaining knowledge of practice settings in the field of Social Work, and determining whether Social Work is an appropriate career choice for them. Experiential learning will be utilized to enhance students’ knowledge of this field by visiting and discussing varied practice settings. This course includes discussion of ethics, education, practice and theories. Students will complete a criminal background check, and will attend five agency visits. It will be necessary for students to have access to transportation (F, S, D)
Faculty Information
Name: Susan Welch
Title: Professor
Classification: Full Time
Credentials: Certificate: Univ Of Missouri - Columbia,Master of Social Work: Saint Louis University
Office: ASI 205A
E-Mail: swelch1@jeffco.edu
Phone Extension: 3435
Bio: Susan Welch earned her Master of Science in Social Work from St. Louis University and her Bachelor of Science in Social Work from the University of Missouri. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and full-time faculty member in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Jefferson College. Throughout her work in the field of Social Work, Susan?s primary focus has been on families and individuals. Professional experiences are comprised of work with clients from birth to end of life, and of very diverse and resilient families. Clinical social work experiences included work with families in crisis, child welfare, adoption, individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, grief and loss and medical social work.
Susan has been a full-time faculty member at Jefferson College since 2011.
