SCWK 7797 Frameworks and Tools for Global Practice
Required for, and restricted to, Global Practice Field-of-Practice An advanced course that prepares students for effective practice in a global context and covers three broad areas: a framework for the rights-based perspective; rights-based programming with reference to vulnerable groups; and building sustainable systems. Students will be exposed to rights-based approaches to social work practice mainly in countries of the global south. Areas of focus include working with vulnerable populations such as children in a variety of settings, gender issues, migration as well as working with various NGOs, governmental and United Nations systems. Emphasis will be placed on working with diverse client populations in each practice setting.
Course overview
- Department
- Social Work
- School
- SSW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Summer
Catalog details
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.19 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.74 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | Aniruddha Kulkarni | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 12 |
| Summer 2024 | Lyndsey Mcmahan | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 1 of 5 |
| Summer 2023 | Lyndsey Mcmahan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 of 11 |
| Summer 2022 | Lyndsey Mcmahan | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 24 |