Introduction to Social Work Professional Certificate

What you will learn:
- Gain an understanding of what a social worker is and does.
- Gain an understanding of the importance of the NASW Code of Ethics to the profession of social work.
- Define power, privilege, oppression, and intersectionality.
- Summarize common theories, frameworks and perspectives in the social work profession.
- Describe the different levels of practice; micro, mezzo, macro.

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Areas of Social Work Practice (edX)

This course will orient the learner to the context for social work, including the diversity of human needs, human services, social policy, and legislation. Learners will also gain information about social services, social programs, and career opportunities within rural and urban Alaska, as well as [...]

Introduction to Social Work (edX)

This course is an introduction to the profession of social work and the human services delivery system. It examines the historical development of social work focusing on the knowledge, values, and skills that characterize the social worker. This course will orient the learner to the context for social work [...]