SOWK 206 - Social Work

SOWK 206: CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
3 CREDITS

Conflict Management in Indigenous Social Work Practice introduces theoretical approaches and practical skills with which to engage in conflict interventions in social work practice. The focus is on the processes and skills that link culture and conflict, interpersonal and system dynamics, and conflict/alternative dispute resolution in Indigenous social work practice. In this course, students will learn the theoretical dynamics of conflict, conflict/alternative dispute perspectives and intervention methods. It gives students the basic conflict/alternative dispute resolution skills necessary for effective conflict engagement and intervention. Students will be allowed to engage in practical applications of conflict resolution processes. Traditional Indigenous Holism Theory and Medicine Wheel practice models will also be used to enhance student personal and professional learning and understanding of the impacts of these processes in social work practice through critical self-reflection.