Course Description
A continuation of Practicum in Social Work I.
Athena Title
Practicum in Social Work II
Non-Traditional Format
Twenty hours per week under supervision in an approved social agency.
Prerequisite
SOWK 5835 and SOWK 5836 and permission of department
Pre or Corequisite
SOWK 5544
Corequisite
SOWK 5846
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
During the spring semester the student continues in the same field placement agency and also interns for at least 275 hours during the semester while consolidating previous learning and acquisition of new skills in generalist social work practice; and to also acquire new skills in the direct application of theory. Students will work with their field instructor and faculty liaison to meet the following course objectives: * to assume greater responsibilities for case management as commensurate with levels of acquired social work practice skills competencies * to apply critical thinking skills, differentiate among theories of human behavior, to refine intervention plans, evaluate these plans, and to identify alternative practice approaches * to recognize barriers to services and resources on behalf of clients and to identify and seek to decrease the impact of oppression which inhibit client's access and utilization to opportunities and environmental resources * to identify and articulate social policies which impact upon the agency, its service delivery system and upon the client * to apply thoroughly empirical evaluations of the direct practice with clients * to demonstrate effective use of supervision and identification of additional skills
Topical Outline
A weekly, sequentially formatted presentation of topics is not the best fit for this course and syllabus as the student is involved in a supervised, direct application of generalist social work skills in a community social service agency. In addition, each of the multiple social service agencies which serve, under a memorandum of understanding with the University of Georgia, have varying cadences, unique to their agency, in which the student may accomplish the learning objectives. However, each student will progress from an initial, strong orientation to the agency, its policies and practice methods into a progressive increase in case management and client responsibilities. The faculty liaison, in conjunction with the agency field instructor, monitors closely how well the student is achieving the learning objectives. Such evaluation is formalized through a field service learning plan, mid term field evaluation, and final evaluation at the end of the semester.
Syllabus