Fall 2025 SOWK 581 Week 01: Introduction to Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, & Groups
A presentation at Heritage University in August 2025 by Jacob Campbell and is tagged with Heritage University, MSW Program, SOWK 581
Description
Welcome to the first official week of your MSW program and SOWK 581. This class is one of the more clinically focused classes you will take, and I look forward to learning and growing together. This week is asynchronous. I have a lecture video that introduces students to this class, covering your activities in general and for this week. Each week, you will have asynchronous learning tasks to engage in. Every other week, we will also meet in person to practice skills. Students will read the first chapter of Cooper and Granucci Lesser (2022), which outlines the theoretical basis for clinical social work, and engage in forum reflections on this topic, as well as the nature of clinical practice.
Agenda for Lecture Video:
- Getting settled into the class
- Reviewing the syllabus
- Scholarship
- Developing clinical practice
The learning objectives this week include:
- To identify the structure of this course, the assignments used to facilitate learning and demonstrate competency, and what to expect this semester.
- To understand the expectations around academic integrity.
- Consider strategies you can implement to improve your clinical practice.
- Evaluate experiences and knowledge regarding clinical practice
- Gain knowledge and awareness regarding clinical practice definitions and related social worker standards.
- Appreciate the evolution of different theoretical models.