SOWK 791 - Specialization Practicum and Seminar I

Credits: (5)

Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program in social work and completion of SOWK 642 with a B- or better OR completion of SOWK 679 with a B- or better; SOWK 783 as a pre- or co-requisite
The specialization practicum and supporting seminar provide a forum in which the knowledge, skills, and values of professional social work practice, along with the concepts and theories which support clinical social work practice, are applied. Service delivery issues, agency/organizational dynamics, a biopsychosocial perspective, and practice skills are emphasized. Practice emphasizes the dismantling of oppression and applying methods which work toward social, economic, and environmental justice for populations at risk.