Course Description

Course combines classroom learning and practicum experience to develop generalist social work skills. Covers interviewing, ethics, documentation, professional relationships, and agency policies. Students apply skills like communication, assessment, and organization in a practicum.

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Athena Title

Intro SW Prof and Prac Educ

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in SOWK 7115E

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Non-Traditional Format

Eight hours per week for nine weeks are spent in a social services organization beginning the field practicum. Seminar hours: 2/week. Experiential hours: 72/semester.

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• The student will be able to apply social work values and ethical behavior in a social service agency.
• The student will be able to recognize personal values and exact professional social work values in practice situations.
• The student will be able to demonstrate understanding of a variety of social work roles associated with generalist practice.
• The student will be able to analyze three ways your practicum agency contributes to human and community well-being.
• The student will be able to manage ambiguity, challenges, communication, and conflict with clients and colleagues in a learning-centered, respectful, and productive way.
• The student will be able to develop self-awareness including managing personal bias, striving toward cultural humility, identifying strengths and areas for improvement, reconciling personal and professional values, and identifying the impact of personal experiences with privilege, power and oppression on development as a professional social worker.

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Topical Outline

• What is social work? Social work domain and philosophy
• Professional behavior, communication and self-awareness
• Social work values and NASW Code of Ethics
• Social work roles and responsibilities
• Communication Skills (e.g., building rapport, conveying empathy and warmth, non-verbal communication, reflecting feelings, and content, clarifying, exploring, questioning, focusing, confrontation)
• Safety in practicum
• Supervision in social work
• Integrating personal and professional selves
• Experiential Learning in practicum education and developing learning plans

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Syllabus

Select Faculty / Instructor to download syllabus:   Leslie, Gloria   Malutinok, Shannen   McBee, Valerie Wed 8:35 - 11:15   Warne, Allison

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Public CV

Select a file to download:   Leslie, Gloria   Malutinok, Shannen   McBee, Valerie   Warne, Allison

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