This course focuses on roles helpers play and locations for social work practice. Topics include professional values, the knowledge base of the profession and introduction to case management. Interventions in individual and community life as well as policy formulation and implementation. Social welfare history is also presented and special attention is paid to working with populations at risk and the importance of cultural competency. Students begin to formulate a professional identity.
SUNY GE-SDES, SSBS; SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-n/a
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer