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.

Students in this course engage in a generalist social work field placement under the direction of a faculty field professor and an agency field instructor. Through field education seminars students integrate knowledge, skills, and behaviors from prerequisite and concurrent courses, to demonstrate foundation social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, organizations and communities. The focus includes attention to context, policy, ethical considerations, the application of theory, and the use of research-informed interventions.

Students in this course engage in a generalist social work field placement under the direction of a faculty field professor and an agency field instructor. Through field education seminars students integrate knowledge, skills, and behaviors from prerequisite and concurrent courses, to demonstrate foundation social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, organizations and communities. The focus includes attention to context, policy, ethical considerations, the application of theory, and the use of research-informed interventions.

Introduction to systematic approaches to scientific thinking necessary for building knowledge and evaluating one's own practice. Includes ethical use of scientific inquiry, critical appreciation of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and use of research for program evaluation.

Introduction to systematic approaches to scientific thinking necessary for building knowledge and evaluating one's own practice. Includes ethical use of scientific inquiry, critical appreciation of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and use of research for program evaluation.

Introduction to systematic approaches to scientific thinking necessary for building knowledge and evaluating one's own practice. Includes ethical use of scientific inquiry, critical appreciation of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and use of research for program evaluation.

Introduction to systematic approaches to scientific thinking necessary for building knowledge and evaluating one's own practice. Includes ethical use of scientific inquiry, critical appreciation of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and use of research for program evaluation.

Designed to enhance professional judgment and clinical decision-making concerning child and adolescent clients, this course provides knowledge and skills for assessment and intervention concerning a broad range of biopsychosocial disorders, including situationally precipitated conditions or disorders. An integrative, comparative, and analytic approach is used to explore the relationship between these conditions and the matrix created by biology, society, culture and environment, and to apply this knowledge to assessment and treatment.

Designed to enhance professional judgment and clinical decision-making concerning child and adolescent clients, this course provides knowledge and skills for assessment and intervention concerning a broad range of biopsychosocial disorders, including situationally precipitated conditions or disorders. An integrative, comparative, and analytic approach is used to explore the relationship between these conditions and the matrix created by biology, society, culture and environment, and to apply this knowledge to assessment and treatment.