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| Semester: | Fall 2024 |
| Number: | 0404-332-021 |
| Instructor: | Rani Varghese |
| Days: | Tuesday 9:25 am - 12:00 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - Social Work Building 128 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Notes: |
For majors only |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Students prepare for effective social work practice by developing knowledge, values and skills appropriate for the profession. This is the first foundation practice course and must be taken concurrently with Field Practice I. |
| Learning Goals: |
1. Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly. Practice behaviors consist of:a. Advocate for client access to the services of social work;b. Practice personal reflection and self-correction to assure continual professional development;c. Attend to professional roles and boundaries;d. Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication;e. Engage in career-long learning; andf. Use supervision and consultation.2. Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice. Practice behaviors consist of:a. Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice;b. Make ethical decisions by applying standards of the National Association of Social Workers "Code of Ethics" and, as applicable, of the International Federation of Social Workers/ International Association of Schools of Social Work "Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles";c. Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts; d. Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions.3. Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments. Practice behaviors consist of:a. Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research-based knowledge, and practice wisdom;b. Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and evaluation; c. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and colleagues.4. Engage diversity and difference in practice. Practice behaviors consist of:a. Recognize the extent to which a culture’s structures and values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create or enhance privilege and power;b. Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups.5. Respond to contexts that shape practice. Practice behaviors consist of:a. Continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing locales, populations, scientific and technological developments, and emerging societal trends to provide relevant services.6. Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Practice behaviors consist of:a. Preparing for action with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities;b. Displaying empathy;c. Developing a mutually agreed-on focus of work *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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