SOCW 2030 Interviewing Techniques with Individuals (3-0-3)
This course is offered as a beginning general foundation class and focuses on social work practice with individuals. It will emphasize the initial contact and rapport-building skills utilized in partnering with clients in the social work process, interviewing skills and counseling techniques, assessing a client's situation, and determining the appropriate level of intervention for the change effort. Students will be expected to participate in interpersonal sharing and activities. Additional areas of study include interviewing for assessment, the person in environment perspective, motivational interviewing, and ethical framework for practice.
Prerequisite
Provisional admission
Syllabus for this course