| Course | SOWK 425 Social Work in International Settings (SOWK425) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BSW |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 7 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published SOWK 425 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What SOWK 425 covers
The four forums in Modules/Weeks 1, 3, 5 and 8 each open with a thread of 250 to 350 words and continue with responses of 200 to 250 words to two or more classmates, and every forum needs an APA reference and biblical integration where it fits.
Papers run two to three pages: a theory or concept in global social work with one source from the last five years in Module/Week 2, a review of the Smreck book in Module/Week 4 and a response to a local terrorism or armed conflict plan in Module/Week 7, with a 10 to 15 slide narrated PowerPoint on an approved topic in Module/Week 6.
Social Work in International Settings is designed to introduce students to the theoretical perspectives, values, and skills associated with contemporary international social work. Social, political, cultural, economic, organizational, religious, and technological advances that affect societal dynamics in various regions of the world will be explored.
SOWK 425 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | DB Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist and Class Introductions also due) | 90 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Theory and Concept Paper | 150 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | DB Forum 2 | 90 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Book Review | 150 | Ask for this week free |
| Week 5 | DB Forum 3 | 90 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | PowerPoint Presentation | 150 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Disaster Plan | 150 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | DB Forum 4 (Survey also due) | 90 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where SOWK 425 papers lose points
SOWK 425 work loses points when a forum assumes international practice only happens overseas, when a theory paper describes a concept without applying or critiquing it, when a presentation topic is built before the instructor approves it, when a disaster plan paper summarizes the plan without naming social work's tasks and when a post on culture and rights condemns a practice without explaining how change could come.
Using a SOWK 425 sample well
The samples cite Healy and Link, Healy, the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Gray and Fook, Dominelli, Ramsay and Boddy, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Richter and Norman, Corbett and Fikkert, van IJzendoorn and colleagues, UNHCR, Silove, Silove and colleagues, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, the World Health Organization, Patel and colleagues, Chibanda and colleagues, FEMA, Brymer and colleagues, North and colleagues, Mapp and Androff.
SOWK 425 questions, answered
What textbooks does SOWK 425 use?
The Healy and Link Handbook of International Social Work, read in chapter clusters across seven modules, and Smreck's Kingdom Beyond Borders, read in full for the Module/Week 4 book review.
How long are SOWK 425 forum posts?
Each thread runs 250 to 350 words and each of at least two replies runs 200 to 250 words, with at least one APA reference and biblical integration where appropriate.
What does the SOWK 425 Disaster Plan require?
A 2 to 3 page response paper outlining a community's or organization's response plan for terrorism or armed conflict and explaining social work's role, with at least one reference.
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