SW-687 SOCIAL WORK POLICY PRACTICE
This concentration course prepares advanced clinical social workers to work within the context of human service organizations and the social welfare policy arena on behalf of individuals, groups, families, organizations and communities. Focus is on developing competencies aimed at stimulating change in agencies/organizations and communities that will promote social and economic justice. Advanced skills taught in this course include policy analysis, program development and evaluation, assessment of leadership style, advocacy, planning, linking and lobbying. Prerequisites: SW 607, SW 611, SW 619, and SW 675 Corequisites: SW 677, SW 685, and SW 689