Skill Development
The department’s course work, tracks and hands-on field education training, equip students with a variety of skills.
SCI students will develop skills including:
- Asset Mapping
- Capacity Development
- Coaching
- Coalition Building
- Community & Organizational Needs Assessment
- Community Building
- Community Mobilizing
- Consultation
- Counseling to Support Work Productivity (EAPs)
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing/Development
- Legislative Advocacy
- Marketing
- Organizational Development
- Policy Analysis
- Program Development
- Program Evaluation
- Program Implementation
- Program Monitoring
- Program Planning
- Public Relations
- Quality Assurance
- Resource Development
- Staff Development
- Strategic Planning Training
Skill Development in Social Change and Innovation
Renee Smith-Maddox, clinical associate professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, talks about the skills that students will develop with the pursue their MSW in the Social Change and Innovation department.
