SWK4510EN - Program Planning in Military Family Advocacy

Course description

Students will learn to apply program management for their organization’s advocacy goals. Program planning and execution is the process by which the vision, mission, and overarching goals are aligned to achieve measurable outcomes in assisting military and veteran families. Also included in program planning include strategy, tactics, timeline, resources, and proper feedback.

How this course benefits students

Undertanding the issues and desiring to help are not enough to develop an effective programs. This course will assist students to help them develop strategic assessment, planning, and execution, all which are necessary for program development.

Why this course is important

This course works to build programs and systems which wlil make a real-life impact for the military family.

Credit hours
3 hours
Subject area
Social Work
Educational level
Bachelor
Learning type
Instructional
Prerequisites
None
Upcoming terms
Pending
* Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Registrar's office with schedule questions.
Professor
Prof. Jovita Gutierrez, LCSW, Instructor in Social Work

How this course relates to missional core values

Biblically based

Proper planning, preparation, and execution is a biblical theme--to "sit down and count the costs" (Luke 14:28). Plans fail for lack of counsel (Prov. 15:22). It’s also a biblical theme to know your context and plan accordingly.

Missionally driven

If workers desire to live out their missional calling in advocating for military families, they must learn to plan and evaluate their ministry progams.

Contextually informed

A course on program planning would help missional workers have a greater impact in their work environment.

Interculturally focused

Many cultures are represented in the military family.

Practically minded

This course works to build programs and systems which wlil make a real-life imact for the military family.

Experientially transformed

This course works to build programs and systems which wlil make a real-life impact for the military family.