Social Work Methods With Individuals and Families

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Compare their personal values and ethics and those of the social work profession to identify possible areas of conflict and inform their management of ethical dilemmas.
• Use the NASW Code of Ethics and at least one model of ethical decision making to guide their professional practice.
• Use supervision to guide professional judgement and practice.
• Recognize that people are experts on their own lives and describe how diversity and differences shape the life experience of their clients.
• Use self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of their personal biases and values when working with diverse clients.
• Research appropriate intervention approaches for a particular case to guide their choice of interventions and provide a research-informed rationale for their choice.
• Apply knowledge of social policy to critically assess the impact of policy and policy change on individuals, families, and/or groups with which they may be working.
• Use the empowerment strengths-based and person-in-environment models to engage with individuals and families.
• Use effective interpersonal skills to engage with people of different backgrounds and cultures and recognize cultural strengths.
• Conduct a multidimensional assessment including level of functioning, needs, strengths, and safety and critically analyze the information to develop mutually agreed-upon goals in work with individuals and families.
• Select and implement an intervention approach with a client system to achieve agreed-upon goals, including use of advocacy and community resources, as appropriate. (S)
• Design a plan to evaluate practice outcomes.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
In-Class Participation	15%
Weekly Open-Book Quizzes	15%
Podcast Recording + Transcript: Ethical and Reflective Social Work Practice	20%
Psychosocial Assessment/Social History	15%
Narrated Slide Deck: Engage, Assess, & Intervention Goals	15%
Mock Interview: Intervention & Evaluation Plan	20%

In-Class Participation (contributes 15% to the final grade)

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
95% - 100%	A
90% - 94%	A-
87% - 89%	B+
83% - 86%	B
80% - 82%	B-
77% - 79%	C+
73% - 76%	C
70% - 72%	C-
67% - 69%	D+
63% - 66%	D
60% - 62%	D-
59% and below	F

Attendance/Participation:

In-Class Participation (contributes 15% to the final grade)

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Miley, K.K., O’Melia, M., & DuBois, B. (2022). Generalist social work practice: An empowering approach (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon (Pearson).