Portland-State-University 2014-2015 Bulletin

SW 537 Advanced Community-Based Practice II

Emphasizes the person-environment interplay with a focus on collaborative partnerships between local citizens, leaders, associations, and institutions. Builds intervention strategies based upon the asset-based, qualitative assessment techniques and perspectives utilized in identifying issues of concern that are driven by collaborative efforts. Focuses on the consumer/community perspective while assisting in implementing local strategies that strengthen protective factors and lower risk factors for ethnically and culturally diverse families, schools, neighborhoods, and communities.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Prerequisites: SW 536 or SW 589 (Advanced standing only); corequisite: SW 500.

Corequisite

SW 500
  • Up one level
  • 500