This course is designed to help the student move toward a fuller understanding of the applications of specialized methods of intervention in social work practice with individuals. An expected outcome is a more complete integration of knowledge, values and skills for practice with individual clients. This course will focus on traditional and emerging social work practice approaches commonly employed by social workers with individual clients. Focus will be on interventions with populations at risk, including women, people of color, people who are gay and lesbian, and people who live in poverty, in diverse practice settings in an effort to help students learn specialized knowledge and skills for assessment, intervention, and evaluation with client systems in various types of public and private agencies and settings.
Emphasis is placed on empirically based practice approaches.
Values and ethical issues relevant to practice with individuals are considered. It also builds upon practice experiences gained during the foundation year generalist field practica, SOWK 781 and 782, and during the concurrent concentration field practicum, SOWK 783. It provides students an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills gained in foundation year research courses, SOWK 791 and 792, in the evaluation of practice. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of field placement experiences and course content through such tools as case consultation, learning journals and logs, case studies, role plays, and written assignments requiring the application of theory to practice with individual clients in students field placement settings. Any student who because of a disability may need special arrangements or accommodations to meet the requirements of this course should consult with the instructor as soon as possible.