3.00 Credits
Focuses on ethical practice content that encompasses values, knowledge, and skills to work with FAMILIES, including engaging clients in an appropriate working relationship; identifying needs, resources, and assets; collecting and assessing information; evaluating program outcomes and practice effectiveness; and planning for service delivery. Includes content on identifying, analyzing, and implementing empirically based interventions designed to achieve client goals, through the use of communication skills, supervision, and consultation. Emphasizes strengths, capacities and resources of client systems, especially those populations at risk, in relation to their broader environments. Promotes strategies for effective practice with persons from diverse backgrounds and considers technological advances.