Understanding

To equip and prepare students for social work practice with diverse and vulnerable populations within a variety of social work settings, this course will focus on issues and skills essential in the development of a professional identity including: the professional use of self; the ability to apply social work values and ethics in practice; the differential use of communication skills in practice; the use of supervision appropriate to generalist practice; the professional role within an organizational setting; awareness of organizational dynamics and change; and understanding the need for continued professional growth.