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Souders, PhD, JD, MSW, LCSW Director-Winston-Salem 3 Year MSW Program 741 N. Highland Ave. 5th Floor  \nWinston-Salem, NC 27101 Office: (336) 703-3398  \nEmail: [tsouders@email.unc.edu](tsouders@email.unc.edu)  \nCourse Number: SoWo 730  \nCourse Title: Social Work and the Law-ONLINE  \nInstructor: Tina M. Souders, PhD, JD, MSW, LCSW  \nClinical Associate Professor  \nSchedule: 1st Summer Session, 2020  \nOffice hours: Virtual via Zoom: Wednesday @ 9:30am-10:30am and by appointment  \nMeeting ID: 992-4171-8702  \nCOURSE DESCRIPTION:  \nThis course provides familiarity with legal process, legal research and legal analysis within the context of socio-legal issues important to social work practice. This course will examine and provide familiarity with basic legal principles and topics, as well as their relationship to the social work profession. Focus will be on legal impacts ofthe court system and the legislative system. The relationship of ethics and the law will be explored within a variety of contexts. The course will also review the knowledge and skills social workers need in order to work within the legal system on behalf of clients. Specific topics will include child welfare, civil rights, crime and delinquency, mental health and the regulation of social work practice.  \nCOURSE OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of this course, students will demonstrate:  \n1. Familiarity with the legal processes, including:  \na. The judicial process emphasizing case analysis, case law development and synthesis  \nb. The legislative process emphasizing legislative analysis, advocacy and judicial interpretation of legislation  \nc. The administrative process emphasizing the rule making process and general administrative authority  \n2. Skills and techniques necessary for working with systems and situations often encountered when social work and law converge, including:  \na. Legal research and analysis  \nb. Preparation and presentation of court testimony, including acting as an expert witness  \nc. Understanding privileged communications, confidentiality, ethics and the effect on the social work/client relationship  \nd. Understanding how individuals and families are impacted by the legal system  \n3. An understanding of how the law and the social environment relate, with a basic familiarity of the following substantive socio-legal topics: constitutional law (including civil rights, discrimination and harassment), criminal law, child welfare (including child abuse and neglect, foster care and adoption), marriage and divorce (including child custody and child support), domestic and societal violence, education, mental illness, physical disabilities, health care and professional social work issues (including licensure requirements, liability and malpractice issues, ethical issues, and collaborations between lawyers and social workers) .  \n4. An understanding of how the law affects and reflects diversity (or a lack thereof) in our society, including:  \na. Race, ethnicity and cultural differences  \nb. Religion  \nc. Gender and sexual orientation  \nd. Disability  \n5. An understanding of the relationship between social work advocacy, the law and legal skills.  \n6. An understanding of how the legal system can be used to advance policies promoting social and economic justice.  \nREQUIRED TEXT:  \nSaltzman, A., Furman, D. M., & Ohman, K. (2016) . Law in Social Work Practice, 3rd ed.. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. (hereafter referred to as Saltzman, Furman, & Ohman)  \nADDITIONAL READINGS: Additional required readings may be identified by the instructor throughout the course.  \nTEACHING METHODS:  \nThis course is an asynchronous course, which means it is completely online and self-paced. 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Before the course begins, you will need to","cbCaidxmWbYSXYqY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidxmWbYSXYqY","pdf",244548,"English","# Course Overview\n## Course Description\n## Course Objectives\n## Required Text and Additional Readings\n## Teaching Methods\n## Grading Policy","[{\"question\":\"What legal areas does the course emphasize for social work practice?\",\"answer\":\"The course emphasizes legal impacts of both the court system and legislative system, and it covers socio-legal topics including child welfare, civil rights, crime and delinquency, mental health, and regulation of social work practice.\"},{\"question\":\"How are students expected to participate in this online course?\",\"answer\":\"Students must participate in all assigned discussions and assignments, attend all five weeks of the summer session, and meet weekly deadlines. 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