Academic Calendar 2017/2018 - Communication, Theory, and Practice

SWRK 3206  Communication, Theory, and Practice

Prerequisites:

SWRK 1006 or equivalent

Restrictions:

Restricted to students in the 3rd year of the BSW program

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

Students develop core competencies associated with generalist social work practice, including communications, advocacy, and collaboration, through experiential learning opportunities. The skills of integrating ethics, values, and theory into practice are incorporated into case studies, fostering reflection on the processes of decisionmaking. Critical self-reflection is a central focus of the course as a means of understanding how one’s identity may be implicated in practice.