SW 209 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

 Interactivity: None

Final Assessment Presentation and paper on same topic

Course Learning Objectives
Course Objectives:

• Make ethical decisions by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws regulations, models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics as appropriate to context
• Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and oral, written, and electronic communication
• Apply and communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences in practice at the micro, mezzo and macro levels
• Present themselves as learners and engage clients and constituencies as experts of their own experiences
• Apply self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and constituencies
• Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
• Engage in practices that advance social economic, and environmental justice
• Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with clients and constituencies
• Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse clients and constituencies
• Collect and organize data, and apply critical thinking to interpret information from clients and constituencies
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the analysis of assessment data from clients and constituencies
• Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives based on the critical assessment of strengths, needs, and challenges within clients and constituencies
• Select appropriate intervention strategies based on the assessment, research knowledge, and values and preferences of clients and constituencies
• Critically choose and implement interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance capacities of clients and constituencies
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies
• Use inter-professional collaboration as appropriate to achieve beneficial practice outcomes
• Select and use appropriate methods for evaluation of outcomes
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the evaluation of outcomes
• Critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate intervention and program processes and outcomes
• Apply evaluation findings to improve practice effectiveness at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels