Tra-Inf Ldrshp:Advoc & Pol Pra.

Catalog description

This course presents a trauma-informed knowledge base and the attendant related skills for social work leadership in the administration, development and advocacy skill sets required in offering human social services programs that are socially and economically just. The course provides a specific focus on trauma-informed advocacy based on the traumatizing events that have occurred in the lives of individuals that underscore effective intervention and leadership processes. The course also explores underlying assumptions, political, and value-based ethical consideration in advocacy and policy practice planning and assists students in analyzing the sociopolitical context for effective leadership in policy practice settings. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 728 Co-Requisite(s): N/A.