SW 321 - Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities

This course explores direct social work theories and interventions at the community and organizational levels, emphasizing their role in enhancing client outcomes and shaping effective service delivery. Students will analyze how supervision, leadership, and management influence direct services, organizational effectiveness, and systemic change. Through the application of assessment frameworks, students will learn to identify, analyze, and address community and organizational challenges, develop strategic solutions, and implement change initiatives. The course integrates the NASW Code of Ethics and professional ethical principles in macro practice, examining how macro-level decision-making intersects with micro and mezzo social work practices to create sustainable, client-centered interventions. This course prepares students to engage in ethical, evidence-informed, and equity-focused macro social work practice that supports communities, organizations, and direct service providers. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: None Corequisite: None