Soc Wk Prac:Communit/Organiz

Prerequisite: SCWK 338 with a minimum grade of "C" This course introduces students to community practice and the "macro" perspective. The goals of macro practice are to empower clients, to strengthen communities, and to ensure that human services agencies deliver effective services. Attention will be given to the needs of vulnerable client populations, to the resources available to meet those needs, and to some of the strategies and techniques designed to make these systems more responsive and accountable to these populations. Emphasis throughout the semester is on critical thinking and on the needs of vulnerable populations. This course incorporates the use of researched-based investigation and the implementation of a community/social problem intervention. Offered fall and spring semesters. May be taken for graduate-level credit.