University of Connecticut
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1798 Asylum Avenue West Hartford, CT
The Community Organization concentration at UConn: http://www.ssw.uconn.edu/our-programs/msw-program/areas-of-concentration/community-organization-concentration
Community Organization content concentrates on knowledge, values and skills necessary for defining and supporting various types of communities, highlighting tactics and strategies essential for social change practice. Required content includes community assessment, community building, community development, policy, advocacy and social action. Community Social Work content includes theoretical and practice knowledge to enhance self-determination, greater equality and a shift in power relationships to benefit members of oppressed communities. Concrete strategies and tactics for organizing through inclusion and consensus building and by addressing conflict are essential areas in the Community Organization curriculum, as is planning with and for people. Advanced content also covers grassroots organizing, working with boards of directors of community-based organizations, leadership enhancement, knowledge of formal and informal decision-making structures and political advocacy. In additional, Community Organization content emphasizes the planning process for proposal writing, program development and fundraising.
Students take four CO courses over the four semesters that they are pursuing a master's in social work, and receive field placements with CO assignments and supervisors both years of study.
1798 Asylum Avenue West Hartford, CT
The Community Organization concentration at UConn: http://www.ssw.uconn.edu/our-programs/msw-program/areas-of-concentration/community-organization-concentration
Community Organization content concentrates on knowledge, values and skills necessary for defining and supporting various types of communities, highlighting tactics and strategies essential for social change practice. Required content includes community assessment, community building, community development, policy, advocacy and social action. Community Social Work content includes theoretical and practice knowledge to enhance self-determination, greater equality and a shift in power relationships to benefit members of oppressed communities. Concrete strategies and tactics for organizing through inclusion and consensus building and by addressing conflict are essential areas in the Community Organization curriculum, as is planning with and for people. Advanced content also covers grassroots organizing, working with boards of directors of community-based organizations, leadership enhancement, knowledge of formal and informal decision-making structures and political advocacy. In additional, Community Organization content emphasizes the planning process for proposal writing, program development and fundraising.
Students take four CO courses over the four semesters that they are pursuing a master's in social work, and receive field placements with CO assignments and supervisors both years of study.
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