SW 531 Generalist Social Work Practice II

Three-term sequence examines the major influences on the service delivery system with emphasis on the multiple roles of the generalist social worker, and social work values and ethics. Examines the entire change process, focusing on assessment, goal formulation, intervention, evaluation, and endings through the lenses of strengths, empowerment, and ecological systems perspectives. Focus is on multiple levels of practice: individual, family, group, organization, and community. Introduction to theory and application of theoretical concepts to guide change activities. Development of interviewing skills for engagement, development of rapport, definition of purpose, assessment, intervention, and endings, taking account of cultural considerations. Integration of attention to populations at risk. Assessing and facilitating macro-level change processes. Advocacy, collaboration and teamwork examined, with emphasis on strategies of promoting equity and social justice. Must be taken in sequence. Corequisite: SW 500.