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Apr 28, 2024
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HSV 276 - Social Justice and Advocacy
3 credits
The course will look at advocacy with persons and groups who are oppressed and vulnerable. The students’ attention will address social injustice, prejudices, discrimination, plus victims of domestic assault. Advocacy will focus upon the development of the person and their environment for the fulfillment of basic human needs. Victim advocacy will also provide students the increased awareness of domestic violence elements and situations. The students will be able to identify the foundations of assault dynamics and abuse. This course provides the students an opportunity to develop oppression mindfulness sensitivity and helpful intervention skills to address the oppression. This instruction will also explore diversity, advocacy boundary issues and ethics. Students will gain awareness of of the numerous variations of social injustice, as well as develop skills to address these issues in their personal surroundings, their professions, and the workplace. Completion of the 30-hours of victim advocacy class time will qualify students to become certified through the State of Iowa as victim counselors. 40 hours of client contact with an approved agency and 10 hours of additional training in domestic assault and/or sexual assault will meet State requirements for certified victim counselors.
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