1. Identify elements of empowerment-oriented social work.
2. Describe social work system levels and the associated roles and strategies for each.
3. Describe the Ecosystems Perspective and the inter-relationships between people and their physical and social environments.
4. Identify client systems using micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work intervention.
5. Identify various funding sources and the challenges they present in the social service delivery system.
6. Describe the purpose and the ethical principles of the NASW Code of Ethics.
7. Apply ethical principles and values to your personal value system.
8. Analyze and address ethical dilemmas using the NASW Code of Ethics.
9. Explain empowerment-oriented practice in the social work profession.
10. Compare various social injustices including diversity, difference, identity, and spirituality, and their implications.
11. Identify examples of social policy within social welfare programs.
12. Analyze social welfare programs from an empowerment-oriented perspective
