OBE Syllabus-Social Work

COURSE TITLE : Social Welfare Agency Management

DESCRIPTION :
The course is designed to present a broad theoretical foundation of Social welfare agency
management. As a three (3) unit course in the Bachelor’s degree program, it aims at enabling
the students to conceptualize major areas of human service administration. It gives focus to
administrative responsibilities, supervisory functions and provides training for beginning
competency in supervising paraprofessionals. Simple cases using the experiences of the
students will be looked into in an attempt to apply certain theories in administration.

COURSE CODE : SWPP 4

CREDIT UNITS : 3 units
PREREQUISITES : Introduction to Social Work, Social Work Policies, Programs & Services
LINK TO PROGRAM OUTCOMES :
Adheres to the global standards for social work education and training but particularizes in
contextualized and indigenous nature of social work practice

COURSE OUTCOMES:
1. Able to work effectively and efficiently in different social welfare agencies.
2. Able to discuss the latest issues and concerns of a social welfare agency.
3. Able to apply theoretical concepts of social administration.
4. Engage in social work practice that promote diversity and difference in client systems.
5. Able to produce social work documentation
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Course Outcomes Topics Teaching / Assessment
Learning
Activities
1 1. Differentiate I. Social Agency Lecture/discussion Examinations
management and social Administration & using interactive Reflection paper
administration Management methods, Activity output
2. Explain basic theories, a. definition Case studies
methods, principles and b. Location in Role plays
functions of social agency social welfare Agency visit
administration c. Process
3. Compare and contrast
2-3 the various models, II. The social
functions, structures of welfare agency
different social agencies a. Purpose
in the private, public and b. Guiding
business sectors principles,
4. Discuss the different values, code of
roles and functions of ethics
social workers in an c. Auspices,
agency private, public,
5. Explain how culture business
influences social d. Theoretical
administration styles and framework
practices (open, closed
6. Demonstrate beginning system)
skills in environmental
scanning, planning,
4-12 III. Social
organizing, leadership, Agency
supervision, monitoring Administration,
and evaluation, and Functions and
budgeting processes
a. Administrative
functions
Planning
Organizing
Leading
 Monitoring &
Evaluation
Budgeting
Supervision

13-14 IV. Issues &

Concerns
a. staff turn over
b. levels of
accountability
c. conflict
between social
agency
principles, vmg
to actual
practices
d. sustainability
15 V. Course
Synthesis
SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES:

 Social Work Administration and Supervision by Erlinda Cordero

 Social Work Administration: Dynamic Management and Relationships by Rex Austin
Skidmore
 The Handbook of Social Welfare Management by Rino J. Patti
 Human Services Management Rino J. Patti
 Managing for Service Effectiveness by Rino J. Patti
 Understanding your social agency by Armand Lauffer

Prepared by:

MARITESS B. DE GUZMAN,
RSW, MSSW
Professor