Skills & Methods of Social Work Practice I

Catalog description

This course is the first in a sequence of three required social work practice courses. Practice I focuses on the development of skills and strategies for helping individuals within a variety of social work and host settings. Key concepts of generalist practice are applied to the development of relationship building and interviewing skills. Generalist Practice is examined as a problem-solving process, which includes engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Students learn to view clients and client systems from a strengths perspective.