Lecture: 4 hours/week
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lecture, discussion, group work, case studies, and presentations.
- Working with individuals and families to set and carry out short- and long-term goals in mandated services
- Engaging, assessing, and planning with individuals and families in systems such as mental health, substance use, and child welfare
- Using strengths-based and relationship-focused approaches to support and empower families
- Using evidence-informed social work skills, such as motivational interviewing and strengths-based practice
- Working effectively with reluctant service users, including managing safety and de-escalating conflict
- Practising ethically and in culturally responsive ways with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds
- Working respectfully with Indigenous individuals, families, and communities, including understanding the impacts of colonization, and following community protocols
- Working as part of interdisciplinary and cross-agency teams, including addressing power, communication, and role clarity
- Understanding and applying legislation, policies, and legal responsibilities in mandated social work practice
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Use engagement, assessment, and planning skills that help individuals and families in mandated settings to achieve goals, address challenges, and sustain change;
- Explain factors contributing to the over-representation of Indigenous and other marginalized populations within formal systems of support;
- Apply strength-based and culturally responsive approaches to work with individuals and families from intake to closure, including utilizing community supports;
- Describe wise practices with Indigenous individuals, families, and communities, including policies and protocols for engagement and visits to Indigenous communities;
- Implement strategies for working with reluctant service users, including approaches to engagement, de-escalation, and safety when resistance or aggression is present;
- Explain the roles, responsibilities, and competencies required for effective interdisciplinary and cross-agency collaboration,
- Describe practice settings for work with mandated individuals and families;
- Demonstrate critical awareness of legal frameworks and policies informing assessment, planning, and intervention with individuals and families within formal systems of support;
- Analyze power, authority, and professional role clarity in mandated contexts.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline. This is a letter-graded course.
Typical means of assessment include the following:
- Written papers
- Presentations
- Projects
- Exams
- Participation
- Attendance
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester. Example texts may include:
Rooney, R. H., & Mirick, R. G. (Eds.). (Current edition). Strategies for work with involuntary clients. Columbia University Press.
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