Social Work Practice II highlights Strengths-Based and Trauma Informed Approaches to generalist practice at the Mezzo level. Students learn a working model for knowing and doing in social work practice oriented around common challenges of living including: poverty, violence, child maltreatment, trauma, substance abuse, and depression. Activities and assignments provide opportunities for students to use direct interaction skills with groups, and to enhance writing and research skills in a collaborative task group. Skill development includes effective communication, professional boundary setting, collecting and assessing information, documentation, crisis intervention strategies, and maintaining professional values and ethical standards. This course is a Writing Intensive (WI) designate and restricted to social work majors accepted into the social work program. Prerequisite: SOWK 310
Core: WI