Human Service Organizations: Leadership, Policy, Equity

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Historically, human service organizations have focused on policies and issues that impact the health and well-being of the most vulnerable and marginalized in American society. These include, but are not limited to, child welfare, poverty, housing, reentry, and access to employment and equitable healthcare. Racial and ethnic disparities in human services programs and program outcomes have been well documented. This course will use an intersectional lens to: 1) explore key theoretical and empirical insights from the social sciences to examine the historical barriers to the achievement of equity; 2) focus on ways that policies create persistent barriers to the well-being of radicalized and marginalized populations; and 3) explore ways that human service organizations can be more effective in their equity related goals.