Week	Date	Topic
1	August 22-24	Intro to course, each other, expectations, etc.(M) Ch. 1 Popple- Political Perspective (W).
2	August 29-31	Shannon Reid, Roger Hill Volunteer Center and The Center for Community Outreach will come to talk with us about volunteer opportunities in the community to meet the requirement in this class (M) and Social Welfare (W).
3	September 5(no class)--7	Ch. 2 Popple-Welfare Programs(W).
4	September 12-14	We will continue our discussion of Social Welfare by describing and classifying the major programs, bring Popple to class. Read Chapter 3 about history, values, ethics, and methods (M). We will discuss the history of the profession (W).
5	September 19-21	We will watch a video about the Orphan Trains (M). The NASW Code of Ethics will be distributed. We will watch another video on social work history The Women of Hull House (W).
6	September 26- 28	We will begin a discussion of generalist practice, case management, values, ethics, legal interface. The 1^st Workout will be given out (due 10/5) (M). Attention will be given to the theories and methods that guide generalist social work practice. The Strengths Assessment workout will be discussed and will be due on 10/19 (W).
7	October 3-5	Felicia Mitchell, KU doc student, will describe her experience working with indigenous persons in healthcare (M). We will continue the discussion of case management and social work practice with a presentation by Erin Cole, Personal Support Specialist, Women's Employment Network, http://www.kcwen.org/. (W).
8	October 10 (FALL BREAK)-12	Read Chapter 5 for this discussion about diversity in Social Welfare. The Personal Cultural History will be discussed and is due on 10/26. (W)
9	October 17-19	Matthew Blankers, KU School of Social Welfare is going to discuss his unique life experiences (M). Review for SLO #1. We will look at a video on in-state tuition for children of immigrant Kansans. . (W).
10	October 24-26 Review Sessions (W10/19 & S 10/23-7 pm) 2048 Mallott	SLO #1 (M). We will discuss mid term feedback, progress with volunteer work & other issues(W).
11	October 31-November 2	Poverty is a critical issue to families and children throughout the world. In preparation for the next two classes, read chapter 7-8. Lillie Okwuone, East Central Kansas Assistance Network (ECKAN), will give us an overview of their services for at-risk families (M) The Budget workout will be discussed and is due on 11/16 . We will continue to discussing poverty  and its crucial impact on the delivery of social services. (W)
12	November 7-9	Jennie Marsh, KDOC, will be talking with us about services for individuals and families that have survived domestic violence(M). Consumers of mental health service will discuss their experience (W). Read Chapter 13 in Popple, and pages 137-139 in the Workout book.
13	November 14-16	Child welfare is centrally identified with the social work profession. (Chapter 10) We will start this discussion with a broad overview of child welfare policy at the state and federal level (M). Brad Cooke and Mathew Faulk, Outreach Specialists, Bert Nash Mental Health Center, will discuss the services and efforts provided to individuals in the Lawrence community to make housing accessible (W). benefit
14	November 21 (Thanksgiving Break)	Suzanne Wikle, Kansas Action for Children((M).
15	November 28-30 Review Sessions (M-11/28 7 pm) 2048 Mallott	Erin Bailey, Kaw Valley Center, will make a presentation about the child welfare system in Kansas Review for SLO #2 (M). Final Exercise Handed out, SLO # 2 (W).
16	December 5-7	Cynthia Breitenbach, Mirror, Inc. Will talk about working with previously imprisoned folks in the community (M). BSW Seniors Student Panel, Course Evaluation, Volunteer paper & final exercise due (W).