Overview
Description
This course emphasizes the application of skills, knowledge, and values to social work practice with families. The course focuses on culturally responsive and anti-oppressive practice strategies when working with families throughout each stage of the helping process.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Admission to the MSW program
SW 610SW 620
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
SW 610, SW 620, and Admission to the MSW program
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Restrictions
Admission to the MSW program
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- engage ethically in all professional interactions with families.
- examine how personal beliefs, values, biases, and cultural practices shape our understandings of and engagement with families throughout the helping process.
- critically reflect on and manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with families.
- apply the principles of anti-oppressive and culturally responsive practice to build rapport, conduct thorough assessments and identify evidence-informed interventions with families.
- demonstrate commitment for client self-determination during the helping process by centering families’ goals and perspectives.
- prepare accurate written assessments, reports, case plans and documentation.
- evaluate processes and outcomes when engaging with and assessing families.