The Dynamics of the Social Worker/Client Relationship.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: SLWK 612 , SLWK 694 or SLWK 695 . Enrollment restricted to students in a field placement or work setting in in which they are currently delivering clinical services directly to clients. The effectiveness of all types of direct social work practice depends at least in part on the nature of the relationship between the social worker and client. This course examines in depth the many forms that such relationships can take in the context of various theories, models and strategies common to social work practice. The course reviews the positions of those theories and models with respect to the relationship with an in-depth focus on the processes of relationship development and sustainment and the complex interpersonal dynamics that can arise depending on how the social worker and client experience each other.