SOWK 380

Introduces the theory, ethics, practice approaches, and core competencies of community development. Explores transformative processes and essential social work skills in community engagement, mobilization, planning, facilitation, and evaluation, with an emphasis on collaboration among residents, communities, organizations, and allies to address complex social issues and foster sustainable social change. -- Prerequisite -- Admission to the Bachelor of Social Work or admission to the MSW program;(admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Global Development Studies and 45 university-level credits) or instructor’s permission. -- Corequisite -- None. -- Pre or Corequisite -- None. Section information text: Instructional Method - Face-to-Face Learning