International Social Work Practice.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: SLWK 694 , SLWK 695 or SLWK 612 . This course is to build students’ competencies in international social work practice at micro, mezzo and macro levels, while providing opportunities to apply social work theories, values and concepts to various global social justice issues, both local and international. Students will gain knowledge and skills for critically examining various approaches to intervening in global social issues as well as experience in analyzing the efficacy of such interventions and policy. Students will also build cross-/multicultural competencies for working with international communities and linking local and international efforts to empower socially and economically disadvantaged communities and advance human rights and global, social, economic and environmental justice.