SWK 3420 Issues in Social Welfare II: Analysis and Advocacy for Social Policy
(formerly SWK 342; SWK 242; Social Policy; Social Welfare Policy II)
This course is the second component of a two-part policy sequence. Therefore, the course will extend the focus of Social Welfare Policy I by refining the analytic skills needed to critically think about and analyze social policy, with a particular focus on specific social welfare issues or populations. The course will explore shifts in policy design and ideological perspective through a closer examination of history, ethics and mechanisms of oppression, as well as the pathways to social, economic and political justice relevant to specific populations. Recognition of the special needs of diverse populations will enable more refined analysis of the complexities of applying policy to diverse groups. The goals will be for students to develop an intermediate-level expertise about a particular client system, community, social agency or government program and use this knowledge to identify ways to promote social change for this population, as well as to identify the social welfare principles that can be generalized to other populations and issues.
Prerequisite
SWK 2410
Distribution
Social WorkOffered
Spring