Sw Prac Within Orgnztns & Communities I

Instructor:
Jenifer Lorena Gamble
636
Credits:
3.0
202
Building:
TBD
Room:
TBD
Semester:
Spring 2025
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Sw Prac Within Orgnztns & Communities I
Requisites:

Prereq: SW 625, SW 600, SW 620, SW 630, SW 621 or concurrent.

Class Type:
LEC
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TBD
Days:
TBD
Note:
CONTROLLED ENROLLMENT. LOCATION: via Internet. Course designed for students participating in the Online Program.

This social work practice course explores theories and practice approaches appropriate for work with organizations and community systems. Recognizing the structural determinants of individual and family wellbeing, the course focuses on a strengths-based approach to engaging, assessing, and planning evidence-based interventions for clients at the macro level. Students will explore community practice models that aim to: empower marginalized populations, build human capacity, advocate for just policy, and create sustainable political, economic, environmental, and social justice.

This social work practice course explores theories and practice approaches appropriate for work with organizations and community systems. Recognizing the structural determinants of individual and family wellbeing, the course focuses on a strengths-based approach to engaging, assessing, and planning evidence-based interventions for clients at the macro level. Students will explore community practice models that aim to: empower marginalized populations, build human capacity, advocate for just policy, and create sustainable political, economic, environmental, and social justice.

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