Mental Health Policy III, Advanced Practice in Communities

I have been teaching for about 4 years and I remain invested in learning new approaches and techniques that I can weave into my courses. As a social worker, social justice and social action is extremely

MHP III: Community mental health policies, programs, services and initiatives identified and critically assessed for quality, utilization, social justice considerations, and social work impact, using specialized policy analyses, professional activities and political actions focusing on populations-at-risk within and across affiliated organizations; APSWC: This course provides in depth overview of Social Work from a Community Practice perspective. It highlights contextual models of practice with communities as well as developmental, organizing, and planning approaches that are applicable to diverse populations. It will examine skills used by social workers to conduct culturally informed interventions.

Raquel Ibarra Part Time Lecturer Social Work CSU Dominguez Hills