Policy & Advocacy

Catalog description

This course examines how social workers practice within complex and interconnecting systems of policy, programs and communities that directly and indirectly impact their clients’ lives. This course discusses various social issues and policies in local, state, and national settings as well as the relationship to the global and technological context. Students will engage in analyses of research findings in various policy areas, as well as learn how to critically analyze and advocate for social policy beyond the national perspective. (Previously NJCU Course SWK-304)