Lecture, two and one half hours. Corequisite: course 401C. Core concepts of social work practice in organizational, community, and policy settings. Exploration of leadership style and development of personalized group work skills. Role of macro practice in agency-based social work in advancing strategies of organizational and social change. Interface and interaction among policy decisions, community needs, and program development. How societal values influence formation, implementation, and evaluation of social welfare policies, programs, and services. Analysis of social, economic, and political context of community practice in order to understand policy roots of economic and social injustices. Letter grading.