This course involves studies of detailed aspects of social service administration. 3 credits This course provides students with an opportunity to develop beginning skills in community organization and development. The focus of the course is on practice rather than theory and students will be evaluated on their ability to practice social work with a community as a client. 3 credits The purpose of this course is to provide students with a framework for understanding the diversity and changing concepts of the family dynamics as related to social work practice. This course involes supervised study and practice.
Students spend three days a week in a social service agency.
After an initial orientation period, students are expected to assume responsibility for assigned agency duties in order to enhance their knowledge, skills, values and attitudes in social work methods. During agency work attention is given to teaching students specific skills, developing competence in terms of offering services to clients and participating in overall agency program. Biweekly seminars will focus on integrating relevant social work knowledge, values and attitudes with students' work in the field. Students spend three days a week in a social service agency. After an initial orientation period students are expected to assume responsibility for assigned work in order to enhance their knowlege, skills, values and attitudes in social work methods and actively engage in social work practice.