SWK 620

Contemporary Social Welfare Policy

This course covers social welfare policy and services content that includes the history, mission, and philosophy of the social work profession. This con-tent covers the role of social policy in helping people in maintaining or achieving optimal health and well-being; and the effect of policy on social work practice. This course will help students understand how policy affects human rights and social and economic justice; and global connectedness of oppression and marginalization of people of color and other vulnerable populations. Students will analyze current social policy within the contemporary factors like globalization that shape policy

Units: 3.0

Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio