SOCW 5130 - Generalist Practice III: Social Work with Organizations and Communities

3 credit hours
This is the third in a 3-course practice sequence designed to prepare students with the foundation knowledge, values, and skills for generalist social work practice. This course provides conceptual frameworks, knowledge and skills for clinical social workers to contribute to changes in organizations, communities and policies to promote social and economic justice. The course will introduce selected concepts from organizational theory to understand and bring about change in community and organizations. Students will also learn processes of community development, organizing, planning, empowerment, and lobbying to affect change. Required.