Social Work Leadership Portfolio Development

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide students with structured support, guidance, and feedback as they develop their DSW portfolio and begin the planning phase of their Capstone Project. Students will learn to write a human rights focused case study and be able to frame it within the context of a literature review. The course will also assist students in narrowing the scope of their DSW research interests and will engage them in the process of thinking critically about how it can lead to eventual actionable change. In doing so, the course will introduce and explore how digital forms of advocacy and activism have been utilized to influence political and social change. Students will then learn the foundational skills that are necessary to effectively use digital technology and social media for this purpose. Students will later apply these skills in their Capstone Project to inform, educate, and engage a public audience on a human rights issue specific to their area of social work practice that requires attention and/or change.