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SWK 520: Foundations Of Social
Work Practice I
3 credits
This first practice course provides foundation knowledge within the context of a generalist intervention model. Knowledge, values and skills for social work practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels will be taught from an integrative practice framework. Students will be introduced to social work values, theoretical concepts, and interventive activities common to all social work practice methods.
Learning Goals
1.To acquire a working knowledge of the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics to acquire a clear understanding of the values of social work2. To acquire a beginning level understanding of the generalist practice approaches3. To acquire knowledge of beginning social work skills with clients at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels4. To identify the needs of diverse client populations requiring on-going professional intervention and to learn to think about culturally competent social work practice systematically, and purposefully5. To develop a commitment to become involved at some level to remove inequities based on race, ethnicity, culture, gender, social class, sexual orientation, disability and age6. To locate points of entry for empowerment, advocacy and social action strategies7. To develop skills in and a commitment to utilizing empirically based knowledge in social work intervention and to learn to use appropriate tools to evaluate one’s own practice8. To become aware of and learn to manage personal feelings, attitudes and values in the professional helping process, within the context of social work values9. To learn how professional practice is informed by assessing clients holistically from a bio-psycho-socio-cultural perspective10. To recognize the impact of the agency setting, time, and other environmental factors on the professional helping situation and on the worker’s activities11. To develop an appreciation of social work process in relation to time, change and the professional interaction
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