2026-2027 Catalog
SOC WORK 655. First Nations Futures: Advanced Social Work Praxis and Sovereignty. 2 Credits.
This course advances students’ understanding of colonization and decolonization by critically exploring First Nations sovereignty, resistance, and reclamation. Emphasis is placed on integrating Indigenous knowledge systems and decolonial frameworks into professional social work practice across micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Students will explore strategies for policy advocacy, organizational change, and culturally grounded interventions, culminating in the development of a practitioner training resource.
Spring.