<p>Lecture, five hours; outside study five hours. Students develop unique context for leadership which gives them direct access to effective exercise of leadership as their natural self-expression, in any situation, regardless of whether they hold title/position. Students have opportunity to become aware of and deal with personal obstacles (ontological constraints) to exercise of leadership. Using leadership project and diverse study group as laboratory, students practice and develop capacities to operate with integrity, uncover ontological constraints, reflect critically, listen authentically, and speak to those they are leading in way that promotes shared vision and inspires others to contribute. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Social Welfare

At the convergence of social work, urban planning, and policymaking, the school identifies and develops emerging areas of research and teaching, cultivating leaders and change agents who advance solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

The program prepares leaders for the profession of social work, and develops the empirical base for all facets of practice.

General Catalog

Being Leader and Effective Exercise of Leadership: Ontological/Phenomenological Model

SOC WLF 270

6 units