SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to social welfare policy analysis. It informs the BSSW student about the history of professional social work, the development of social services in the United States, and the values, beliefs, ethics and social welfare theories that frame professional policy practice. The course examines U.S. social welfare policy, taking into account historical social, racial, cultural, economic, organizational, environmental, and global influences that affect social policy.