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.
Program Overview
Expert instruction
2 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
3 months
4 - 6 hours per week
Discounted price: $214.20
Pre-discounted price: $238USD
For the full program experience
Courses in this program
AlaskaX's Introduction to Social Work Professional Certificate
- Introduction to Social Work
- Areas of Social Work Practice
- Job Outlook
Meet your instructor from University of Alaska Fairbanks (AlaskaX)
Retchenda George-Bettisworth
Clinical Professor
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Social Work
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