Generalist Social Work Pract I

Catalog description

This course provides entry level theory, knowledge, and evaluation of practice, values and skills for social work practice with individuals. This course emphasizes the basics of communication, interviewing, relationship building, and professional use of self. Self-awareness, critical thinking, problem solving, intervention planning and skills, and ethics are emphasized. In accordance with social work values and ethics, this course pays particular attention to the assessment of populations-at-risk and issues of diversity with particular focus on El Paso/Juarez, urban/rural border region.