SOWK 7301 - Social Work Practice with Groups

3 hrs

This course is part of the clinical concentration. The content encompasses both psychoeducational and treatment groups utilizing an ecosystems developmental framework. The course emphasizes understanding, affirming, and respecting groups with diverse backgrounds, including (but not limited too) race, ethnicity, culture, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental ability, age, and national origin. Social work group facilitation is taught utilizing empirically based theories and interventions to achieve client goals.
Prerequisite(s): Student must have completed all Foundation level MSW courses or be enrolled in the Advanced MSW program.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.