SW 420 - Social Work Methods with Individuals

(3 units) CO12

Emphasizes the application of skills, knowledge and values to social work practice with individuals.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the professional sequence. Corequisite(s): SW 480.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. examine the effects of personal biases and judgments on professional interactions.
2. maintain healthy professional boundaries in all professional interactions.
3. engage in continuous self-reflection and professional-improvement.
4. enact the generalist social work roles in the context of helping relationships.
5. identify evidence-based practice for work with individuals.
6. support assessments, case plans and intervention strategies with empirical evidence.
7. prepare accurate and non-biased written assessments, reports, case plans and documentation.
8. apply models of ethical reasoning to explore complex ethical dilemmas in practice.

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