Social Work Policy: 2 semester hours

Catalog description

This first required course in the Social Policy sequence examines the history and development of social welfare policy and services in American society, with a major focus on the evolution and contributions of professional social work to this development. Students are exposed to the major curriculum themes within the MSW Program, such as adherence to social work values and ethics, scientific inquiry, empowerment, diversity and social justice. Emphasis is placed on the dynamic relationships between social welfare policy and services and the modern/post-industrial society in the context of social work values and ethics and pursuit of economic, political, and social justice.