SW 409 - Social Work Capstone I

3 Credit(s)

This is the first half of a two-semester capstone course incorporating all areas of curricular content experienced thus far. Students collectively and individually initiate a year-long community social problem analysis, including (1) identification and integrated micro and macro assessment of social problems of clients and communities; (2) narrative needs assessment of a specific community social problem; (3) qualitative inquiry of members of said community regarding the social problem; (4) risk and resiliency assessment of the community and individual members; (5) social policy and diversity assessment of community and individual members; and, (6) identification and relevance of community and organizational contexts. Students develop interview protocols, conduct interviews with community members, identify community and organizational social supports, and explore policy implications and relevant sociocultural dimensions. The culmination of this community social problem analysis is the preparation of either a poster or presentation for Undergraduate Student Project Day in the spring semester.
Prerequisite(s): SW 321.