Social Welfare Policy

Catalog description

In this generalist course, students will explore historical and current social welfare policies, programs, and institutions in the United States as well as the social, racial, economic, and environmental justice issues that shaped these responses to identified social problems. You will learn the legislative process by which social welfare policies are enacted and understand the relevance of policy to social service delivery and social work practice. The course also provides a framework for the critical analysis of social welfare policy including recognition of how such policies contribute to oppression, marginalization, and injustice.