SWK 461 - Practice III: Macro-Practice

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The third course in social work practice, following and building upon SWK 370 and SWK 460, Social Work Practice Ill provides students with instruction and experience in engaging, assessing and building productive relationships with and within organizations and communities at the macropractice level. A central concern of this course involves attention to particular elements of large system dynamics affecting women and members of diverse ethnic and racial groups in order to expose students to an appreciation of human diversity, the promotion of social and economic justice, and the empowerment of oppressed populations. The course includes an overview of organizational structure and development within large systems and the interaction between them, and provides the student with the opportunity to integrate research, evaluation, knowledge, skills and values derived from field and practice courses. Prerequisite(s): SWK 460. Corequisite(s): SWK 464, SWK 465 and senior status in the degree program.