The graduate will have developed basic interviewing skills. Students will learn these skills in the social work practice courses and the practicum. They will have the interviewing skills necessary to work as generalist practitioners. The graduate will be able to formulate and implement case management functions. Students will learn these skills in the practice sequence.
Case management is one approach to generalist practice.
Many social service agencies that hire our graduates use case management as a basic approach to service provision. This knowledge and these skills will be taught and evaluated throughout the curriculum. For example, students will learn about developmental tasks in Human Behavior in the Social Environment. The research process will be taught in the research course, but research will be included across the curriculum. Students will discuss the special characteristics and needs of vulnerable populations in all social work courses.