3 credits
Social workers must be able to enter a community and identify how individual actors both influence and are influenced by the environment in which they operate to sustain a desired change. In this course, students examine theories, research and interventions for engaging anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion in community contexts. They will define the scope of their practice in the context of social, racial, economic and environmental justice within communities. Students will learn to assess social work values and apply the concepts of welfare economics in the selection of culturally sensitive strategies and appropriate interventions. Utilizing a trauma-informed and human rights perspective they will learn how to improve the lives of people through purposeful change in their communities.