The School of Social Work and Human Service (Faculty of Education and Social Work) at Thompson Rivers University invites applications for one sessional lecturer to teach the course SOCW 4200_01 – Intimate Partner Violence and Social Work Practice (3,0,0). This course is delivered in-person at the Kamloops campus on Tuesdays between 17:30 and 20:20 between September 8th and December 23rd.
SOCW 4200 Calendar Description
Students are introduced to social work practice with individuals, families, and communities in response to violence in adult intimate relationships. Students explore intimate partner violence (IPV) and social work practice from a variety of perspectives, including cross-cultural, international, Indigenous, and feminist. This course emphasizes a social work practice approach that is community-based, culturally responsive/safe, feminist, and anti-oppressive. In this course, IPV is understood as violence in adult intimate relationships, including same-sex couples. Additional topics include IPV in Indigenous communities, children who witness violence, and dating violence.
Educational Objectives/Learning Outcomes
1. Describe and critique a range of theoretical perspectives on intimate partner violence used by social workers and other professionals.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of common assessment and practice interventions used by social workers responding to intimate partner violence.
3. Be able to describe and critique a community-based, culturally sensitive, feminist, and anti-oppression social work practice as a response to intimate partner violence.
4. Describe the general incidence of intimate partner violence and issues regarding measurement.
5. Describe and critique critical issues in intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities and other ethno-cultural groups.
6. Develop a knowledge base in a specific area of intimate partner violence.
