ETHICS, SUPERVISION, AND LEADERSHIP IN THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION

Catalog description

This course provides social workers with the knowledge and skills to be leaders in their organizations and communities. This course will explore leadership models and theories, and their usefulness in diverse settings, including social work leadership ethics. Students will also learn models and theories related to general supervision, power, and authority in public and nonprofit organizations. Useful skills covered include conflict management and evidence-informed decision-making. The course examines various contexts of practice and the influence of politics, economics, technology, and socio-cultural factors within leadership and supervisory practice. Students will also learn about care of self and others, especially as it relates to resiliency and vicarious trauma.