Prerequisites: Corequisite is SOWK 501; Restricted to Graduate Social Work students.
This introductory micro practice course begins by focusing on the development of core skills for social workers in their encounters with individuals and families.
Outcomes: 1) Analyze biopsychosocial-spiritual development across the life span by examining how trauma, resilience, culture, and social environments influence individuals and families at different developmental stages; 2) Apply human development and social work theories to real-life contexts in order to interpret individual and family experiences across the life course, with attention to diversity, oppression, and resilience; 3) Evaluate how social work knowledge of life span development informs ethical, culturally responsive practice and contributes to effective engagement, assessment, and intervention across systems.
This introductory micro practice course begins by focusing on the development of core skills for social workers in their encounters with individuals and families.
Outcomes: 1) Analyze biopsychosocial-spiritual development across the life span by examining how trauma, resilience, culture, and social environments influence individuals and families at different developmental stages; 2) Apply human development and social work theories to real-life contexts in order to interpret individual and family experiences across the life course, with attention to diversity, oppression, and resilience; 3) Evaluate how social work knowledge of life span development informs ethical, culturally responsive practice and contributes to effective engagement, assessment, and intervention across systems.