Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities

3 units

Focuses on the knowledge, skills and values needed for effective social work practice within community settings and organizational structures. Beginning with a strong foundation of the professional values and guiding principles of practice, students will gain an understanding of the relationship between direct practice and the mezzo and macro interventions that needed to improve client well-being. Grounded in an equity framework, the course is structured around the Planned Change process to build skills needed to holistically engage, assess, and plan interventions accounting for organizational capacity and community assets and needs. Emphasis is placed on skill building and problem solving through group work, case studies, relevant social research, and experiential assignments in the community and within the student's practicum site. Students should expect integration with professional experiences in humans service settings for assignments.