UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY School of Social Welfare
SW 197 Section: CCN
SW 97 Section: CCN
Spring 2007
Course Facilitators: Cecily David &
Paige Thompson
Faculty Sponsor: Jill Berrick
Healthy Communities
- Southwest Berkeley -
(2-3 Units)
Course Day & Time: Mondays 4:00-5:30pm
Location: 4 Haviland (1.5 hours per session)
Course Facilitators E-mail: CecilyandPaige@gmail.com
Course Description: Healthy Communities is a service-learning course designed for students seeking a
unique opportunity to expand their education through civic engagement. Students will explore the nature
of service and its specific impact on the community of Southwest Berkeley during the weekly seminar,
class service projects, and their individual volunteer experiences. Although the needs of the community
will be discussed, the focus of this course will be on the actions taken to build and maintain a healthy
environment in Southwest Berkeley. This course is sponsored by the Cal Corps Public Service Center and
is a part of East Bay Neighborhood Initiative.
Teaching Format and Method: Discussion, videos, guest speakers, student planned activities, readings,
and reflection
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Develop meaningful and lasting community ties,
• Become engaged and active community members, and
• Connect the knowledge gained through service to the theoretical issues discussed in class
Grading: Pass / No Pass.
To receive a passing grade, all students must fulfill the course requirements listed below:
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
• Attendance
Students may not miss more than 2 classes. Excessive tardiness may count as an absence.
• Service Requirements
Volunteer Hours
Students will have a regular volunteer placement that relates to one of the topics covered in the
course. This volunteer placement will serve as the basis for class participation, class presentations,
and the final paper. -Note: Partial hours won’t give partial credit-
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For 2 units: the student must complete 42 hours of service
For 3 units: the student must complete 84 hours of service
! At least 18 of the service hours must be completed independently at a consistent volunteer
placement. Opportunities will be given to accumulate the remainder of the hours needed.
Time Sheets
Volunteer hour time sheets will be provided and checked 2 times throughout the semester to
monitor volunteer progress. Final time sheets will be due on the last day of class.
Day of Service
Students are also required to participate in at least two of the three Days of Service with the class.
More details will be provided closer to the time of the events.
• Academic Requirements
Assignments
A total of 5 assignments will be given throughout the semester to promote critical analysis of
social issues and active participation in the community. No more than 1 assignment may be
missed. No late assignments will be accepted.
Group Project
Students will form groups and plan an activity for the class (ice-breaker, reflection, game, mini
lecture, etc.) that will last 5-10 minutes. The activity will relate to the relevant topic covered in
class.
Reflection Paper and Presentation
A 2-3 page paper will be due at the end of the semester in which the students will reflect on their
volunteer experience and propose a plan for community action. Students will also share their plan
of action with the class in a fun, creative, and brief presentation (3-5 min).
Course Outline
Wk Date Topic Resources Important Dates
1 1/22 Welcome!
King, “On Being a Good Neighbor”
2 1/29 Volunteerism Illich, “To Hell with Good Intentions”
Maton, “Making a Difference: The IAT response due 2/4 by
Social Ecology of Social
midnight
3 2/5 Volunteerism cont… Transformation.”
Volunteer agreement due
Implicit Association Test,
www.implicit.harvard.edu 2/5 in class
FRAC, “Hunger in America, and its
4 2/12 Hunger Solutions”
ACCFB, “Hunger: Faces & the Facts”
5 2/19 Presidents’ Day - No class
NCH, “Why Are People Homeless?”
ACSSS, “Homelessness in Berkeley”
6 2/26 Homelessness
Guest Speaker: Dianna Savangsy, H&H
Group 1 project
coordinator for CALPIRG - tentative
7 3/5 Educational Disparities Video: Berkeley High Documentary
Weinstein, “Changing a Stratified
8 3/12 Edu. Disparities cont… School Culture”
Group 2 project
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Time sheets due 3/19 in
class
9 3/19 Crime Berkeley Daily Planet Articles
News article due 3/19 in
class
10 3/26 Spring Break! - No class
Maton, et al. “Ecological Theory and
11 4/2 Economic Development Research and Strengths-Based Policy”
Group 3 project
Guest Speaker: Ryan Lau, aid to
12 4/9 Econ. Development cont… Councilmember Darryl Moore -tentative
Group 4 project
13 4/16 Sustainability The Ecology Center article Time sheets due 4/16 in
class
Global warming letter
14 4/23 Social Movements Video: An Inconvenient Truth
due 5/4 by midnight
15 4/30 Social Movements cont… Youth Based Food Justice Program Group 5 project
Reflection paper due 5/6
Plan for Action by midnight
16 5/7 Student Presentations
Final timesheets due 5/7
FINAL CLASS
in class
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