Macro Social Work Practice

Catalog description

Conceptualizes macro social work as the profession that brings about social change. The course extends from understanding theories about communities and organizations to assessment and practice. Students will focus on analysis of the community as a social system, common strategies for producing change in community work, the nature of formal organizations as environments through which social services are provided in the community, and the knowledge and skills necessary to effect change within organizations. Students will examine the role of a macro social worker as program developer, program administrator and organization developer.This course may be offered in multiple modalities.Prereq: SWK/SOWK 520; Coreq: SOWK 531.