SOCW 2030 Syllabus

Subject Code

SOCW

Course Number

2030

Course Title

Interviewing Techniques with Individuals

Prerequisites

Provisional admission

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Spring

Credit Hours

(3-0-3)

Course Description

This course is offered as a beginning general foundation class and focuses on social work practice with individuals. It will emphasize the initial contact and rapport building skills utilized in partnering with clients in the social work process, interviewing skills and counseling techniques along with the assessment of a client's situation, and determination of the appropriate level of intervention for the change effort. Students will be expected to participate in interpersonal sharing and activities. Additional areas of study include interviewing for assessment, the person in environment perspective, motivational interviewing, and ethical framework for practice.