SWK 580 - Process and Practice of Social Work Groups

This course prepares Social Work students with foundation knowledge and skills for creating, facilitating, and maintaining groups in social work practice. Includes discussion of the various kinds of task and individual change groups(e.g. teams, committees, consciousness raising, support, treatment, developmental, social action, self-help, internet, etc.) found in current social work practice. Course will assess and model groups at different stages of group development, challenges for group leaders, and practical skill building for facilitating groups in a variety of social work practice areas. The implications for leadership styles, the kinds of group dynamics, and the kinds of group interventions in each stage will be discussed.

Prerequisites & Notes
Class includes an experiential component (in-class) as well as an on-line component.

Credits: 3