Social Policy for Social Justice

Catalog description

The study of social policy and its resulting social welfare system is viewed as an examination of the choices a society makes to satisfy human needs, pursue social justice, and achieve human goals. This course examines social policy in the context of its historical development and current functions in contemporary society and introduces students to the relationship between social policy and social work practice. The course examines the substance of policy choices, the values and beliefs that underlie these choices, and the potential roles of social workers in that process.