SWK 603 - Social Work Practice IV: Family and Community Empowerment, Advocacy, and Development

Develops knowledge and advanced skills in approaches that effectively enhance, preserve, and restore communities and their capacity to support families. Focuses on the knowledge base for work with communities within which families live, who face the challenges of poverty, mental illness, minority status, family violence, sexual abuse, and substance abuses. Emphasizes empowerment and advocacy skills to help families create just and compassionate communities.

Credits: 3