PRACTICE WITH FAMILY VIOLENCE, NEGLECT, AND ABUSE (SocW 517) 

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Larry Bennett.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Jane Addams College of Social Work
1040 West Harrison [m/c 309]
Chicago, IL 60607-7134
arunajha@uic.edu

This course is an elective for 2nd year MSW students at the University of Illinois-Chicago.  The course developes an ecological approach to understanding and intervening with individuals and families impacted by various types of family violence: physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of children, women, and elders.

Course Syllabus

Texts:

• Renzetti, C.M., Edleson, J.L., & Bergen, R.K. (2001). Sourcebook on violence against women.   Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
  
  
• Meyers, J.E.B., Berliner, L. Briere, J., Hendrix, C.T., Carole, J., & Reid, T. (2002). APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment 2nd Edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
  
  
• Additional readings are available from the instructor, on reserve at Daley Library, as class handouts (when copyright permits), and on line