Community Organizing and Policy Advocacy

Catalog description

This methods course delves into the domain of community organization—a facet of social work practice focused on addressing structural inequities through collective responses. Community organization harnesses collective human potential by mobilizing individuals to pool resources and strategically act in pursuit of shared interests, aiming for tangible social change. Social workers engaged in community organization utilize policy practice and advocacy to transform community aspirations into laws and regulations, contributing to the realization of social and economic justice goals. This course underscores the integral role of policy practice across various social work settings, spanning local, state, and national levels, as well as micro, mezzo, and macro levels of intervention.