Social Work Practice in Organizing for Social Change.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: SLWK 693 and 694 , or SLWK 695 , or SLWK 612 , each with minimum grade of C. An advanced practice course that recognizes the central role of social action in social work practice, no matter the context, and the value of social justice, no matter what client population. Built on the idea of multiple perspectives and using the Rothman model of organizing, it assumes students already possess basic policy practice and direct practice skills in order to focus on the dimensions of social action and locality development.