SW 580 - Generalist Social Work Practice II

This course introduces students to knowledge and skills for social work practice with organizations and communities. The course includes an introduction to organizational management, acquiring grants for program funding, strategies for organizational change, and the experience of working in an agency setting under supervision. Community practice also includes an introduction of community change strategies and methods of advocacy. Students are expected to integrate knowledge of research, policy, practice and theory in the development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of their Organizational Transformation Project (OTP). All nine CSWE competencies are to be reflected and addressed in this project. Additionally, this course will address core functions of strengths-based, person centered practice that are not included as CSWE competencies including collaborative planning, implementation through advocacy and linkage, monitoring, supportive counseling, and graduated disengagement. This course is taken concurrently with SW 590 Generalist Field Education II, and is designed to integrate classroom learning with concrete expression of generalist practice in actual helping situations. This course assesses Social Work EPAS Competencies 1-9.
Credits: 3