Basic Spanish for Cultural Com SWK (SWK 705)
Term: 2015 - 2016 Graduate Spring
Schedule
Fri-Sun, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (3/7/2016 - 5/2/2016) Location: MAIN MCH 118
Sun, 4:30 AM - 4:31 AM (3/7/2016 - 5/2/2016) Location: MAIN ONLIN ONLIN
Description
SWK 705 Basic Spanish for Culturally Competent Social Work Practice Three Credit Hours
The course will prepare English speaking students to communicate cross-culturally with Latinos and Spanish speaking clients, immigrants and refugees. MSW social work students will learn basic Spanish skills from a Micro, Mezzo and Macro level of practice. Students will learn how speaking a client's native language will help in establishing a therapeutic relationship and promote the client's feeling of self-worth and validation. Students will learn as advanced generalist practice social workers the necessary tools for engaging clients in a second language in order to advance the mission of culturally competent social work practice.