Sw Practice With Individuals & Families

Instructor:
Melissa L. Blakeman
600
Credits:
3.0
201
Building:
TBD
Room:
TBD
Semester:
Fall 2023
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Sw Practice With Individuals & Families
Requisites:

Prereq: Acceptance into the MSW program.

Class Type:
LEC
6:30 pm
7:45 pm
Days:
T
Note:
Location: Distance Learning-Hybrid course. Meets in person on several selected dates on UK main campus: 08/22 (Week 1), 09/05 (Week 3), 09/26 (Week 6), 10/17 (Week 9), and 11/14 (Week 13). Class will be held at Coldstream Research Campus at 1648 McGrathiana Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511 in the Training Resource Center (TRC) Conference Room D. Check Canvas or contact instructor for details.

This course introduces students to generalist social work practice with individuals and families. SW 600 teaches the generalist practice model and related skills: engagement, interviewing, assessment, planning/intervention, implementation, evaluation and termination with a focus on helping students to master professional skills for direct practice with individuals and families. Additionally, this course offers an examination of social work practitioners' roles in the direct delivery of social services within the context of professional values and ethics. Special attention is paid to the social worker's obligations towards populations-at-risk.

This course introduces students to generalist social work practice with individuals and families. SW 600 teaches the generalist practice model and related skills: engagement, interviewing, assessment, planning/intervention, implementation, evaluation and termination with a focus on helping students to master professional skills for direct practice with individuals and families. Additionally, this course offers an examination of social work practitioners' roles in the direct delivery of social services within the context of professional values and ethics. Special attention is paid to the social worker's obligations towards populations-at-risk.

SW