SWK 603: Administration and Supervision

This course is an advanced generalist practice course at the macro level. The first part of this course will focus on social work practice from an administrative perspective and the second part will focus on supervision in social work practice, including theories and principles of culturally competent management and organizational issues in administration within the context of professional social work. It will include consideration of social and economic justice and ethical imperatives and influences of funding patterns, legislation, organizational culture, and structure on program planning, and implementation. The second part of the course provides the requisite knowledge and skills for assuming basic responsibilities of being a supervisor. The part of the course examines the purpose, principles, and methods of supervision applicable to many social work settings and the demands upon the supervisor and supervisee. The emphasis is on the supportive, educational, and administrative elements of supervision. Issues specific to women and other minority groups are also addressed. This course is taken concurrently with Fieldwork and Seminar -III.