Family development and dynamics will be studied and social work intervention techniques with emphasis on problem solving will be examined. Through class discussions, exercises and group projects, students will apply their understanding of group dynamics and family assessment, and demonstrate social work practice skills with groups and families. Required of all social work majors. This is the third course in a series of social work practice courses. This course reinforces and applies social work knowledge, values, and skills using the problem solving approach and focuses on intervention strategies with communities and organizations.
Students practice generalist social work within a systems theory framework.
A policy practice emphasis is applied for advocacy and change strategies with agencies and communities. Particular attention will be given to strategies of change with disenfranchised and minority populations. Open to majors only. This course is aimed at analyzing the process of aging from a sociological perspective and studying the resources that our society provides for the over-sixty population through social welfare measures. This is an analysis of the administrative and public policy processes in social welfare agencies.