SW 522 - Adv Sw Prac/Organizations

Credits: 3

Examines the organizational policies, processes, structures and roles that translate social policies into goals, service strategies and case decisions. A number of conceptual frameworks are explored for understanding the role of professional social workers in organizational settings that provide human services. Organizational theories of administration are presented as a framework for examining administrative practices in human service organizations and other host settings in which social workers are employed. The role and practice of supervision within the profession is also explored within various organizational contexts. Prerequisites: foundation courses.