Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups

Online Course

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Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups

What is the course about?

Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups
The course Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups is an online class provided by The University of Michigan through edX. The skill level of the course is Advanced. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Learn how to assess and design appropriate intervention strategies for individuals, families, and small groups.

Course description

This course focuses on the transactional relationships between people and their social environments. You will learn social work practice methods to restore, maintain and promote social functioning as it relates to individuals, families, and small groups. This course integrates content on multiculturalism, diversity, and social justice issues. You will examine social work values and ethics as well as issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, religion, and ability as these relate to social work practice. This course builds off of behavioral and social science theories to inform the practice concepts and skills presented. You will learn how to perform various social work roles (i.e. counselor/clinical social worker, group facilitator, mediator, and advocate), recognizing that these roles must adhere to social work values and ethics. You will learn the importance of developing relationships with clients, colleagues, supervisors, other professionals, and other constituencies. You will learn how to apply skills such as active listening, empathic responding, contracting, and critical and creative thinking in practice. All phases of the social work practice intervention process (i.e. engagement, assessment, intervention and evaluation) are presented and applied with individuals, families, and small groups. You will learn how to assess vulnerabilities and strengths in clients’ lives that relate to attributes (e.g. ability, age, class, color, culture, ethnicity, family structure, gender {including gender identity and gender expression}, marital status, national origin, race, religion or spirituality, sex, and sexual orientation) as well as situational and environmental factors relevant to the client’s social functioning. You will also learn how to assess risks, barriers, and plan, implement and monitor change strategies and evaluate techniques in order to demonstrate effectiveness. This course is part of the Social Work: Practice, Policy and Research MicroMasters Program offered by MichiganX.

Prerequisites & Facts

Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups

Course Topic

Health and Safety, Social Sciences

University, College, Institution

The University of Michigan

Course Skill Level

Advanced

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups

To obtain a verified certificate from edX / The University of Michigan you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate (199.00 USD) or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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School: The University of Michigan
Topic: Health and Safety, Social Sciences