Professionalism and Ethics for Practice

Catalog description

This introductory practice course provides a foundation for students to develop and critically analyze the values, ethical codes, licensure regulations, and practice principles associated with social work and family life education professions. While formulating their professional identity as a social worker and family life educator, students will also have an opportunity to explore their personal values and beliefs systems, practice marketing themselves as future professionals, and cultivate interviewing and engagement skills. Opportunities to practice written and verbal professional communication strategies using various technological platforms are integrated throughout the course. Prerequisites or Co-requisites: FSW 201 , FSW 206 and declared social work major.