Spring 2024 SOWK 487 Week 01 - Introduction to Theories of Practice II

Jacob Campbell, Ph.D LICSW Heritage University Spring 2024 Working with Groups and Families SOWK 487 Theories of Practice II

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Agenda Introduction to Theories of Practice II Initial activity Discuss class Review syllabus Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024

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Managing Expectations How we can both be happy What are your expectations? Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Managing Expectations How we can both be happy You’re Happy You’re Not Happy I’m not Happy Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University I’m Happy SOWK 487w Spring 2024

SOWK 487w (2): Theories of Practice II (3 credits) Spring 2024, Heritage at CBC Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., LICSW Office Hours: By Arrangement Office Location: By Arrangement Course Hours: Wednesdays 5:30 – 8:15 PM Reviewing Syllabus Part by part Email: campbell_j@heritage.edu Cell Phone: (509) 392-1056 Class Location: SWL 114 Course Description The course description is generalist social work practice with microsystems. Knowledge and methods to bring about planned change with families, natural networks, groups, and practice skills in group process. Offered Spring semester. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 486W. Limited to majors. Course Purpose The purpose of SOWK 487 is to teach practical skills students can take with them in working with groups and families. It focuses on working with families and both therapeutic groups and task groups. Most weeks, students have opportunities to practice facilitating groups with their classmates or group activities they can take with them. Relationship to Other Sequences and Other Courses Heritage University requires BASW students to follow a sequence of three practice courses. Each one is focused on a different level of intervention. First, SOWK 486 is related to interventions at the micro level and focuses on working with individuals. Second, SOWK 487 addresses mezzo practice, considering interventions with families and groups. Third, SOWK 488 considers macro practice and skills for working with communities. Land Acknowledgement Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University Heritage University occupies its home on the traditional lands of the Yakama People. These ancestral homelands are the Yakama, Palouse, Pisquouse, Wenatshapam, Klikatat, Klinquit, Kow- was-say-ee, Li-aywas, Skin-pah, Wish-ham, Shyiks, Ochechotes, Kah-milt-pa, and Se-ap-cat, who today are represented by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation [TREATY OF 1855] and, whose relationship with this land continues to this day. Heritage University, grounded in the vision of the two Yakama women SOWK 487w Spring 2024 founders, respects Indigenous peoples as traditional guardians of the lands and the enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous peoples and their traditional territories. We offer gratitude for the land

SOWK 487 Theories of Practice II Connecting theories to practice for working with groups (therapeutic and task) and with families Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Text Book Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University Helpful Resources SOWK 487w Spring 2024

􁆽 • Mutual support groups for long-term recipients of TANF • It takes a village: Applying a social ecological framework of resilience in working with LGBTQ youth • Fostering empowerment in online support groups • A model for interdisciplinary collaboration. • Social workers helping each other during the COVID-19 pandemic: Online mutual support groups • Engaging families in child & youth mental health: A review of best, emerging and promising practices • Navigating SEL from the inside out: Looking inside & across 33 leading SEL programs. A practical resource for schools and OST providers. Preschool & elementary focus • Social skills practice strategy opportunities for students with EBD • Understanding participatory action research: A qualitative research methodology option Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University • Ten principles of good interdisciplinary team work • An overview of dialectical behavior therapy for professional psychologists. • Chapter 9 - Pyschoeducaitonal Groups • Chapter 7 - Cognitive-behavioral group work • An integrated trauma-informed, mutual aid model of group work • The group work tradition and social work practice • Case study 7-1: A mutual-aid support group for persons with AIDS in early substance abuse recovery • Supporting new community-based participatory research partnerships. • Circle of hope: A guide for conducting psychoeducational support groups (2nd ed.) Readings this Semester SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Competencies & Objectives Focus of this course and the program Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior Engage Diversity and Di erence in Practice Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice Engage in Policy Practice Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities ff Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Format of the Class Large Group Discussion Small Group Discussion Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University Role-Play & Practice Group Activities Lecture Format SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Content of Class Group Family Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Assignments Points Break down of all the assignments this semester 5% 10% 20% 10% 15% A-01: Class Engagement and Attendance A-02: Reading Engagement and Check-in Questions A-03: Family Treatment Modality Research Presentation A-04a: Group Intervention Pitch A-04b: Group Member Feedback 20% A-04c - Re ective Paper A-05: Research Paper to Inform Group Practice 20% 10% 5% A-06a [EC]: Group Participation Re ective Paper A-06b [EC]: Evidence-Based Practices for Culturally Competent Social Work fl fl Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Selecting members for group projects Pikachu, I Choose You!

Academic Honesty Who’s information is this? Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Information Sections • Attendance • Library • Credit Hour Requirements • Campus Security & Safety • Accommodation Policy Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Tentative Schedule S What is the plan anyways? Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University M T W T F S 😎 😎 😎 😎 SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Appointments & Questions I’m very reachable Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Rubrics Initial Content Area Emerging Developed x x Content Area 1 Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University Highly Developed 1 SOWK 487w Spring 2024

Don’t forget to do your reading engagement and check-in question for this week. Next weeks reading is Chapter 10 in the Hepworth text. Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University SOWK 487w Spring 2024