Child Welfare & Social Work Po.

Catalog description

This course is open to an array of students/majors in the University. This course is an elective for Master's Social Work students; and as a general elective for all other graduate students. This course focuses on selected public policies that support the basic needs of families as well as policies that drives the child welfare system and specific policies that govern the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, the educational and the various emotional and mental health systems. Students will learn about the impact of the policies' cultural, historical, mental health, and political aspects through lectures, videos, PowerPoint presentation, role plays, and other student-centered activities.