Practice III: Advanced Macro Practice.

Catalog description

The course introduces students to an important part of social work: policy practice and policy advocacy. Students will learn theory and practical skills that will enable them to help address the major social problems the social work profession faces in contemporary America and how they play out regionally. There will be an emphasis on the historical, cultural, socio-economic, and political basis of social welfare policy in Texas, United States and to some degree, around the globe. Attention will also be paid to issues such as social workers' ethical responsibility to engage in policy work, poverty and inequality, health and health care policy, child welfare, mental health care policy, welfare of the elderly, and human rights. Prerequisite: SOCW 520 with grade of C or better.