SOWK 673 - Human Services Leadership, Management and Supervision

3 Hour(s) Credit
This specialization course prepare students for roles as supervisors, leaders and administrators in human service organizations. Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in culturally competent, ethically sensitive and trauma-informed leadership practices. Begin by identifying and analyzing individual leadership strengths and styles as a foundational framework through which one learns the practical supervisory tasks of managing employees and evaluating their performance within the context of macro-level social service organizations. Participate in activities that develop the skills to be ethical and professional stewards of program finances. Develop foundational knowledge of the processes through which organizations acquire funding and manage program expenditures. Understand and recognize the implications of the larger socio-political and economic context as it pertains to the management and evaluation of programs.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Social Change and Leadership (SCL) Specialization status or permission of M.S.W. Program director