Tennessee State University Social Work Program Social Work Interviewing Skills Spring 2012 Credits: 3 Instructor: Michael A. Wright Email: mwright17@tnstate.edu Office: Elliott Hall 302 Time: 1:00pm TTh Location: Elliott Hall 309 Office Phone: 963-7673 COURSE DESCRIPTION Introduction to Social Work generic interviewing skills, essential facilitative qualities, and professional integrity. Emphasis on working with culturally and psychologically diverse, and oppressed client systems. Prerequisite: SOWK 2010. REQUIRED TEXTS Cournoyer, B. R. (2010). The Social Work Skills Workbook. (6th Edition). Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/ Cole. SKILLS & ASSESSMENTS Skill Assessment DEFINE THE COMPONENTS OF THE GENERALIST INTERVENTION MODEL Examinations ARTICULATE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL VALUES. Analysis of Yourself DEMONSTRATE BASIC INTERVIEWING SKILLS. Video Recording CRITIQUE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERVIEWING SKILLS. Training Case Report DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CRITICAL AND ANCILLARY INFORMATION IN CASE INFORMATION. Interview Script COURSE REQUIREMENTS & NOTES PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS All students are expected to demonstrate the following: Expectation Definition Identify as a professional social worker As students, you can expect to have your current knowledge, skills, and values challenged as you learn and wrestle with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values in the development of a
Reflect on the Analysis and Dramatization. Describe the major challenges to achieving the change. Detail the process learning Articulate the self-learning that resulted from your dramatization List lessons that other workers can learn from your experience. EXAMINATIONS Examinations will be administered over the course of the semester. 60 minutes of class will be allotted for each exam. Students WILL NOT be given make-up quizzes for any exam missed. Exams may cover anything discussed or assigned in reading. MEETING SCHEDULE DATE LESSON TOPICS LEARNING ACTIVITIES RESOURCES JAN 12 Introductions GIM+ Explore the course outline. Begin to love the course. Articulate a conception of the generalist intervention model that combines the work of Cournoyer and Consider the value of integrating the two models. Course Syllabus JAN 17 “My People” Distinguish between prejudices and professional judgment. Respond to your personal prejudices. JAN 19 Essential Skills Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate thoughts. Explore your standards of visual beauty. Define Empathy, Respect, and Authenticity. Explore your capacity to demonstrate social work essential skills. Chapter 2 Cournoyer p.15-16 JAN 24 Ecological Systems, Generations, and Your Values Critical Events Timeline Chapter 2 Cournoyer p.40-41 JAN 26 JEOPARDY I CRITICAL EVENTS TIMELINE DUE JAN 31 Preparation Create a Profile of yourself. Describe the person and pertinent characteristics that aid in contextualizing the story. Examples of context include description of neighborhood, parents’ personality, significant experiences growing up, etc. if applicable. Detail the influences on your life. Provide a paragraph on your goals, heroes, achievements, and greatest fear. [PREPARATION: MY PROFILE] FEB 2 Engagement Detail your ego defenses, logical fallacies, values, and beliefs. [ENGAGEMENT: THE REAL ME] FEB 7 Assessment Articulate what an interviewer would need to inquire about in order to fully know you. Present the person’s perceptions of their own thinking processes, intentions, and influences. Compare those to any corroborating information from other people, news or historical documentation, or other sources. [ASSESSMENT: MY PERCEPTIONS] FEB 9 Examination I DRAFT OF ANALYSIS OF YOURSELF DUE