This research examined all social work programs in the USA to determine if free-standing human sexuality courses were required or offered. Human sexuality is both a human right and an integral part of our individual and collective identity and well-being. Human sexuality covers a wide range of content areas, defining our species and how we inhabit the world across generations and lifespans. Beginning in the 1990s, the focus on human sexuality in social work education diminished but seems to be experiencing a resurgence in interest. Using web addresses listed on the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) website, the websites of all accredited social work programs were reviewed, with focus on study plans and course descriptions. Out of 497 BSW programs and 295 MSW programs, three undergraduate social work programs and no master’s social work programs required a free-standing course in human sexuality. However, 34 BSW programs and 23 MSW programs offer a free-standing course in human sexuality as an elective social work course.

这项研究检查了美国的所有社会工作项目，以确定是否需要或提供独立的人类性课程。人类的性行为既是一项人权，也是我们个人和集体身份和福祉不可分割的一部分。人类的性行为涵盖了广泛的内容领域，定义了我们的物种以及我们如何跨越世代和寿命在世界上居住。从 1990 年代开始，社会工作教育中对人类性行为的关注有所减弱，但似乎正在经历重新兴起的兴趣。使用社会工作教育委员会 (CSWE) 网站上列出的网址，审查了所有经认可的社会工作计划的网站，重点是学习计划和课程描述。在 497 个 BSW 项目和 295 个 MSW 项目中，三个本科社会工作课程和没有硕士社会工作课程需要人类性行为的独立课程。然而，34 个 BSW 项目和 23 个 MSW 项目提供了作为选修社会工作课程的人类性行为的独立课程。