SWK 270 - Social Work Practice with Individuals Credits: 3

Presents entry-level social work students with basic social work principles, values and generic skills needed for work with individuals utilizing a direct-service generalist approach to social work practice. Provides the foundation of evidence based practice skills deemed applicable to all practice contexts, i.e., individual, family, group organization and communities. Range of competencies and skills covered includes, but not limited to, the use of the ecological perspective, developing the social history, problem-solving/critical thinking, the four phases of the Interactional Approach to Helping Model and service planning. These skills are studied in the classroom and made operational via classroom and lab exercises, simulated experiences and external assignments.

Prerequisite(s): SWK 102 with minimum grade of C and SWK 250 with minimum grade of C and SWK 150 with minimum grade of C (may be taken concurrently) and SWK 265 with minimum grade of C (may be taken concurrently)