Adv Practice W/ Orgs & Comm

Catalog description

This Advanced Generalist course prepares students for effective, evidence-supported practice with larger social systems, to include groups, organizations, and communities. The course builds on the Generalist Curriculum, particularly CSWRK 5025 Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities, through a hands-on evidence-supported theory and skills-based approach to collaboration for social change. Students will develop skills to initiate and facilitate capacity assessment and development that build on strengths as well as change initiatives in diverse organizational, community and group contexts. Methods of community building that broaden the perspective of traditional macro practice to include issues of grassroot organizing, cross-border campaigns, and coalition building for global movements will also be covered.