Social Work and Human Services
2 courses · Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
SWHS 1 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
- C-ID
- SWHS 110
An introductory overview of the social welfare and societal institutions in the U.S. that structure the provision of social services. The course presents a historical perspective on the development of U.S. social work and human services. Special attention is given to the current service delivery systems, their policies and procedures, and the tasks of culturally responsive social workers and human service workers within those settings. (C-ID SWHS 110).
SWHS 2 Social Work and Human Services Seminar/Field Experience
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 17 hours lecture, 102 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- SWHS 1
- Transfers to
- CSU
- C-ID
- SWHS 120A/SWHS 120B
This course provides the student who is participating in a supervised field experience in a community organization, agency, or institution with a weekly class meeting that provides the academic elements to the experiential course offering. Students will develop skills that would facilitate gaining employment in the human services field. This course offers the student a supervised field experience in a community organization, agency, or institution, allowing the student to apply knowledge and learn new skills outside of the classroom environment. Students will observe, practice, and develop skills that would facilitate gaining employment in the human services field. Lab hours include structured field experience in a social work or human services setting. (C-ID SWHS 120A/SWHS 120B).