Sw Prac Within Orgnztns & Communities I

Instructor:
Lataya Hawkins
636
Credits:
3.0
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Building:
TBD
Room:
TBD
Semester:
Spring 2025
Start Date:
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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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Days:
TBD
Note:
CONTROLLED ENROLLMENT. LOCATION: via Internet. Registration only for students in the Army-UK MSW program. Course is "Part-of-Term" course. Check Canvas or contact instructor for details.

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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