Leadership in Public Health Social Work

Catalog description

This course explores the integrated application of Public Health Social Work (PHSW) models and theories of practice, addressing community and organizational assessment and intervention, interpretation of contexts of power and influence, capacity for conflict and alliances, and strategies for advocacy to promote community and organizational transformation. This course will emphasize assessing and sustaining culturally-sustaining, critical trauma theory-informed rural, tribal, and border area systems response to critical PHSW issues. This course is also designed to prepare students graduating in May 2022 for their MSW Final Program Examination and MPH Competency Exams.