This is the third of the foundation practice course. It prepares students to assess larger systems such as groups, and families. The course covers interactional models of practice in the context of social work with groups, the group as a mutual aid system, and principles of group formation with the beginning phase of group work. The course covers these topics within the context of families and special attention is paid to social work practice with diverse groups, those oppressed and at-risk, and to institutional patterns of discrimination. This course is taken concurrently with SWK 510 Field work and seminar –II. The course integrates practice experience and course learning, and continues the development of the general skills required to intervene on a generalist practitioner level.