SW 671 - Human Sexuality for the Social Work Professional

3 Credit(s)

Human sexuality is one of the basic foundations for life. From before birth, individuals are sexed, gendered, and bombarded with messages about who they are, who they should be, and how they are expected to behave. In adult life, whether individuals choose to date, to partner, or to remain single; to have children, adopt, or create other forms of family, sexuality is one of the central and organizing components of the human experience. Human sexuality to explored using the weekend course format in three separate sections from a biopsychosocial perspective. The first of these units addresses an overview of sexuality information and functioning. The second examines psychosocial issues as they exist within sexuality. Lastly, the manifestations of human sexuality as they occur within the social work context and subsequent practice issues are investigated.