Advanced Individual Families

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to broaden and deepen foundation-level assessment and intervention skills with diverse client systems and to link assessment findings with a critical analysis of innovative approaches to conceptualization, ethical decision-making, research processes, policy initiatives and direct social work practice informed by anti-racist, feminist and queer theory. The course engages students in creative approaches to social work practice with individuals, couples, families, groups and organizations that considers the values and assumptions, efficacy, efficiency and effectiveness of explanatory, developmental and change theory and the corresponding skills to engage, assess, and collaboratively develop goals for intervention. The course emphasizes skills to promote motivation, resolve relational conflicts, and to evaluate the efficacy of these processes. Careful attention is given to the student's social identities as these influence power dynamics and contribute to assumptions and biases in social work practice.