Social Work

PracticeLooking at the Big

Picture

•9:30-10: Overview of the curriculum

•10-10:30: Direct Practice vs. CMPP

•10:30-11:15: Breakout Sessions

•11:15-11:30: Q&A

This Could Be You:

The Many Faces

of Social Workhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77UGDj48oHs

Social Work Practi

ce

obtaining services

counseling and psychotherapy

helping communities or groups

participating in legislative processes

Policy/Systems

Community

Neighborhood

Organization

Group

Family

Individual

Levels of Social Work Programs & Interventions

Macro Practice Skills:•Community assessment•Intervention planning•Program planning & management•Policy analysis and advocacy

Direct practice programs & services

Indirect (macro) practice programs & services Direct Practice Skills:

•Interviewing and relationship building•Goal planning•Using evidence-based treatments•Case management

Requires knowledge of:

Human development and behavior

Social, economic,

and cultural institutio

ns

Program Goal #1•To prepare students with the knowledge, values, and skills to engage in effective, ethical, advanced social work practice upon graduation

Foundation Curriculum (32 hrs.): 

CourseCredit

 Content Area

 

500 Human Development in Context I: Infancy to Adolescence

3 HBSE  

501 Confronting Oppression and Institutional Discrimination

3 HBSE  

505 Human Dev. in Context II: Adulthood to Older Adulthood

3 HBSE  

510 Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice and Program Eval.

3 Research

 

517 Planning for Social Work Interventions 3 Practice

 

530 Foundations of Social Welfare Policy 3 Policy  540 SW Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups

3 Practice

 

570 SW Practice with Organizations and Communities

3 Practice

 

520 Field Practicum I 3 Field  521 Field Practicum II 3 Field  523 Field Seminar 1 Field  524 Field Seminar 1 Field  

Integration of the foundation curriculum

500/505

Human Development

in Context

530 Social Welfar

e Policy

540/570Social Work

Interventions

510517Planni

ng

501Confronti

ng Oppressi

on

Evaluation

Concentration Curriculum

Course Credit Hours

HBSE/Practice from concentration 3

Advanced Policy 1.5

Advanced Research 1.5

Electives 12

SOWO 820 Field Practicum 6

SOWO 821 Field Practicum 6

30

Concentrations

Direct Practic

e

Community,

Management

& Policy Practic

e

Self-Directed

•Relationship building •Communication •Assessment•Consultation•Cultural competence•Strengths Approach

•Problem-solving•Evaluation•Facilitation•Goal-setting•Advocacy•Self-awareness

Common Skills

Breakout sessions!Quadrants A &

BAuditorium

With Marty

Quadrants C & DRoom #135

With Josh