SOWK 5001
Interpersonal Practice in Social Work: Ethics, Knowledge and Skills
Theoretical exploration of the values, ethics, and historical development of direct social work knowledge and skills for practice. Focus on student skills development for beginning practice, including building therapeutic alliance, differential use of interviewing skills, contracting, biopsychosocial assessment, goal setting, and treatment planning.
Topics
- building therapeutic alliance
- differential use of interviewing skills
- contracting
- biopsychosocial assessment
- goal setting
- treatment planning
Course catalogue
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in MSW Foundation Year.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027