| Course | SOWK 432 Social Work with Aging Adults (SOWK432) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BSW |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 7 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 6 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published SOWK 432 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What SOWK 432 covers
The three forums fall in Modules/Weeks 1, 3 and 6, each a thread of 350 to 450 words and two replies of 150 to 250 words, and a 10-question open-book quiz closes every module but the last.
The community resources project in Module/Week 2 may be a brochure, website, presentation or paper with four references and a church section; the assessment of a relative over 55 runs three to five pages in Module/Week 4; the AARP advance directive form comes in Module/Week 5; the one- to two-page fact sheet in Module/Week 7 is emailed to a local representative.
This course is designed to introduce students to the knowledge, values, and skills associated with working with an older population of clients. Topics will include the effects of aging on physical, mental, and emotional processes as well as socio-cultural, spiritual, and environmental considerations.
SOWK 432 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, Class Introductions and Quiz 1 also due) | 70 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Community Resources Assignment (Quiz 2 also due) | 175 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | DB Forum 2 (Quiz 3 also due) | 70 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Assessment Assignment (Quiz 4 also due) | 150 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Advance Directives Assignment (Quiz 5 also due) | 100 | Ask for this week free |
| Week 6 | DB Forum 3 (Quiz 6 also due) | 70 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Legislative Advocacy Assignment (Quiz 7 also due) | 125 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Final Exam only | No written paper this week |
Where SOWK 432 papers lose points
SOWK 432 work loses points when a resource list skips how each service is paid for, when Medicare is said to cover long-term nursing home care, when the church section says only that churches help, when an assessment lists diagnoses but never asks about bathing, dressing, faith or loose rugs and when a fact sheet buries its request under statistics.
Using a SOWK 432 sample well
The samples cite McInnis-Dittrich, the U.S. Census Bureau, Butler, Levy and colleagues, Williams and colleagues, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Older Americans Act, Krause, the Alzheimer's Association, Schulz and Beach, Belle and colleagues, Katz and colleagues, Lawton and Brody, Puchalski and Romer, Bergen and colleagues, Acierno and colleagues, Lachs and Pillemer, the National Academies, the Surgeon General and Holt-Lunstad and colleagues.
SOWK 432 questions, answered
What textbook does SOWK 432 use?
McInnis-Dittrich's Social Work With Older Adults: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Assessment and Intervention, read from chapter 1 through chapter 13 over eight modules.
How are SOWK 432 quizzes and the final exam set up?
Each of Modules/Weeks 1 to 7 ends with an open-book, ten-item quiz timed at 15 minutes, allowing two tries, and Module/Week 8 brings a cumulative 50-question final with 90 minutes and two tries.
Who does the SOWK 432 assessment paper cover?
An older family member over the age of 55, such as a parent, grandparent or great-aunt, interviewed by the student and assessed with the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model.
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