SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

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1 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Credit: Three hours Undergraduate or graduate COURSE SYLLABUS FOR SOCW INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK January 4-12, 2012 Course Instructor: Elisabeth Reichert, Ph.D., LCSW Professor Office: 4 Quigley Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Phone: reichert@siu.edu I. COURSE OVERVIEW This elective course helps students to understand human rights principles and how those principles relate to social work within an international context. The course provides direct experience with innovative approaches to social work issues as practiced in Austria and Germany. This course is designed for students who are interested in learning about other cultures and how different societies view social problems. While the course is brief, it does provide a foundation from which students can build a more in-depth exposure to international concepts in social work. A primary purpose of this course is to encourage students to continue studying social work within an international context. II. COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course the student should: 1. Understand the historical development of human rights, including political and economic aspects of human rights. 2. Have a basic knowledge of human rights as they relate to social work policies and practices. 3. Develop awareness of human rights concepts like cultural relativism, universality, and indivisibility. 4. Comprehend social work policies, practices and ethics in an international setting.

2 II. COURSE REQUIREMENTS Students will observe the form and standards of professional discipline in all field visits and lectures during the course. Students will also be sensitive to the culture and environment of the host countries. Participation in field visits and lectures is required. Grades for three hours of course credit is based on: Undergraduate Short Essays (5) 25 percent Movie Review 25 percent Observation Paper (5 pages) 25 percent Participation 25 percent Graduate Short Essays (5) 25 percent Movie Review 25 percent Observation Paper (10 pages) 25 percent Required text: Other Materials: Elisabeth Reichert (2006). Understanding Human Rights: An Exercise Handbook. Sage, Twin Oaks CA. Films for review The Final Days of Sophie Scholl The Ninth Day Judgment at Nuremberg The Reader The Lives of Others The Pianist You can find these films at university libraries or through a retailer like Netflix.com

3 III. COURSE PROGRAM Tuesday January 3, 2012 Departure from US airports to Munich, Germany Wednesday, January 4, 2011 Arrival in Munich exact times depend upon departures. Most flights arrive in morning. From airport, the group/individual will travel to accommodation at: Easy Palace Hostel ( ) Mozartstrasse 4 Munich Telephone (from US): At 5:00 p.m., after everyone has settled, we will have an Orientation, followed by a city walking tour. Thursday, January 5, 2012 Community and Human Rights 10. a.m. 12. P.m lecture and discussion Read: Reichert: Chapter 1, 2, 3 Afternoon: Assignment: Human Rights Exploration of Munich. See instructions at the end of the syllabus Friday, January 7,2012 History and Human Rights Violations Morning: 11.a.m. Travel to Dachau Memorial Site for educational tour on this former concentration camp. ( 1p.m.) Memorial Site:

4 Afternoon at about 5:00 p.m.: Group Processing Time Reading: Chapter,4 and 5 Saturday, January 8, 2012 Advocating Human Rights: a.m a.m. Discuss : Advocacy and Human Rights a.m. 2:00 p.m. Meeting with Franz-Josef Mueller, Member of the Weisse Rose (White Rose- Sophie Scholl) Anti -Nazi Resistance Group at the Weisse Rose Gedenkstaette (Memorial)- University of Munich (Ludwig Maximilian University) Weiße Rose Stiftung e.v. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Geschwister-Scholl-Platz München info@weisse-rose-stiftung.de Tel: Fax: :30 4:00 p.m.: Processing time Read: 6 and 7 Sunday, January 8, 2012 Art and Human Rights: :Lecture and group processing time : Visit to the famous Pinakothek (Museum in Munich) Guided tour and lecture of the New Pinakotheke. The lecture coveres art as an expression of socio/ political experiences and

5 connects those to issues with human rights and standing up for human rights through art. Read: Reichert, Chapter 8 and 9 Monday, January 9, 2012 Human Rights City : Nuernberg Nuremberg is the site of the Nuremberg War Trials, and is now the city of Human Rights. Leave from Munich Train Station at 8:45 AM (1 1/2hr. train ride) Visit: Nuremberg Documentation Center (historical interactive Museum ) Nuremberg Trial Courtroom Historical Walking tour of City of Nuremberg, Including the Human Rights Monument Discussion and Reflections Evening: Return by train to Munich Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Human Rights and Dignity for People with HIV/AIDS Aids/HIV Intervention at host agency 10:00 a.m p.m. Presentation Visit to host agency, which works with persons with Aids/HIV : Muenchener Aids Hilfe: Michael Tappe, Director p.m.

6 Lunch at café (Regenbogen Café) operated by host agency, Munich Aids Assistance 3 p.m. Agency Visit: Working with young women who have been Sexually trafficked. Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Human Rights and The Older Person Living in Dignity Morning: Lecture: Human Rights and the Older Person Reichert, Chapter 5 Leave Train Station 1 p. m. Travel to Starnberg Visit: Seniorentreff- Senior Citizen Community Agency Christine Offtermatt, MSSW Wohnberatung im Seniorentreff Hauptstr. 10a Starnberg Tel / Fax: 08151/ seniorentreff-sta@gmx.de 5 p.m. Processing Time Wrap up Thurdsay, January 12, 2012 Return to USA or travel to other locations if staying on (I highly recommend further travel if you can) PLEASE NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE ON TIME TO EVERY SCHEDULED EVENT. WE WILL GO OVER ALL THE TIMES IN DETAIL DURING THE COURSE. HOWEVER, PLEASE PRINT THIS SYLLABUS OUT AND REFER TO IT DAILY!!!!

7 Also note that some of the times may change to accommodate last minute scheduling needs of agency or other host individuals. Assignment for Jan. 5: UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize you with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. There are 30 articles in the UDHR, with most of those articles being only one or two sentences long. ASSIGNMENT Read the UDHR, which is in the appendix of your assigned book. We will then separate the class into two groups, one of which will be led by me and one by Trevor. Each group will spend an entire day exploring Munich. The program provides you with a local transportation ticket, which allows unlimited travel within the central part of Munich. We will use local transportation and our own feet to look around to see whether you believe the community of Munich is a community that meets many of the human rights contained within the UDHR. Some of the articles in the UDHR will not be relevant to this exercise. However, many of them will be. Even if you cannot speak German, you should be able to analyze some of the human rights contained in the UDHR and apply them to the community around you. For instance, does it appear that the people in Munich have freedom of movement and residence without interference by the German government (art. 13)? You can certainly use your own experiences and background in determining whether you feel the community of Munich enjoys a particular human right. If a group goes to the train station, for instance, do you see all types of newspapers, magazines and books? Are any in English? Does there appear to be any restriction on the sale of these publications? Don t worry if you cannot determine each human right mentioned in the UDHR. Some of those rights require more information than simply that gained from walking or traveling around areas of Munich. The day following this exercise, each group will present its findings to the other group and discuss what the group discovered.

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