MSW 645: Leadership, Supervision, and Management in Social Work

In this course students become acquainted with leadership styles and management theories, and apply evidence-based scholarship on leadership in the social work profession. The primary objectives of the course are: to self-discover leadership styles, improve leadership and management skills, focusing on positive and effective social change within varied human services settings, understand how leadership is
enacted at different levels in organizations through application, and to analyze the roles, functions, and
responsibilities of human service leaders. This course prepares graduate students to understand 
their own sources of leadership, as well as evidence-based management practices to effectively respond
to organizational challenges and opportunities.