SOWK 5103 - Social Work Practice Foundation I

(3 credits)

This course is anchored in the purposes of the social work profession and focuses on the strengths, capacities, and resources of individuals, families, and small groups in relation to their broader environments. Students learn to implement the generalist problem-solving model. Content and skills include the following: engaging clients in an appropriate working relationship; identifying issues, problems, needs, resources, and assets; collecting and assessing information using empirically based theory; planning for service delivery; using communication skills, supervision, and consultation; identifying, analyzing, and implementing empirically based interventions to achieve client goals; and evaluating practice effectiveness. Content on values, ethics, diversity, social and economic justice, and populations at risk are infused throughout this course.

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