Community Organizing and Policy Practice
Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504 or SOWK 508, SOWK 505, and SOWK 509; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students.
This course focuses on the practice of community and political organizing designed to bring about social, economic, and racial justice. It explores interdisciplinary theories relating to processes of social change, representation, and power.
Outcomes: Demonstrate and apply anti-racist, diversity-informed, and justice-oriented approaches to analyze systemic inequities and advocate for policies and practices that promote human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice; Integrate and synthesize community organizing, policy practice, and participatory frameworks to assess power structures, identify community needs and assets, and develop strategies for collective social action; Design, implement, and evaluate community-based and policy-driven interventions that empower marginalized groups, mobilize resources, and advance structural change through collaborative organizing and advocacy.
This course focuses on the practice of community and political organizing designed to bring about social, economic, and racial justice. It explores interdisciplinary theories relating to processes of social change, representation, and power.
Outcomes: Demonstrate and apply anti-racist, diversity-informed, and justice-oriented approaches to analyze systemic inequities and advocate for policies and practices that promote human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice; Integrate and synthesize community organizing, policy practice, and participatory frameworks to assess power structures, identify community needs and assets, and develop strategies for collective social action; Design, implement, and evaluate community-based and policy-driven interventions that empower marginalized groups, mobilize resources, and advance structural change through collaborative organizing and advocacy.