SOWK 679.18: Practice Skills for Leading and Supervising
Our group completed a strategic plan to provide direction and vision to an organization, and gained experience in writing an executive summary, an organizational review, a summary of demographic information and trends, an environmental scan, a SWAT analysis, a list of strategic recommendations and action priorities, and a business plan with an organizational report card. |
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SOWK 679.18: Practice Skills for Leading and Supervising in Human Service Organizations
In this assignment I was required to write a detailed grant proposal for an existing organization. Having never applied for grant funding before, this was a good experience to understand the process, as well as ways in which organizations and programs are influenced and sometimes constrained by funding. |
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SOWK 679.10: Maximizing Staff Performance Through Supervision
The Supervision Case Study assignment gave me exposure to all of the practice areas and considerations in a supervisory role, the challenges that arise, and allowed me to formulate an understanding of what practice approaches I would incorporate in each situation. |
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SOWK 693: Research as a Foundation for Leadership
Although evaluating social work practice typically falls within the domain of research, this presentation on conducting an evaluation of practice helped me to understand how, as a leader, we can integrate practice accountability into our organizations, and how overseeing direct practice can also improve overall service delivery. |
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SOWK 665: Influencing Social Policy
The task of formulating a briefing note provided me with insight into how leaders can quickly influence policy and program decisions, and ensure they are offering informed direction. |
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SOWK 693: Research as a Foundation for Leadership
Conducting a literature review that explored best practices within Family Preservation Programs in Child and Family Services provided me with a sound understanding of recommendations that I would later use in my practicum, to inform future program and policy development in the area of family preservation programs. |
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SOWK 693: Research as a Foundation for Leadership
Conducting a research proposal related to Family Preservation Programs helped me to understand how to propose and then conduct a research project that I wanted to pursue for my MSW practicum. |
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SOWK 697: Diversity, Oppression, and Social Justice
Conducting an annotated bibliography was an effective approach in developing greater discernment in consuming and utilizing research, and as a way to create an accessible and readily available summary of information on any required subject. |
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