SWRK 525 - Social Welfare Policy and Services

Institution:

California State University-Northridge

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and acceptance to the MSW program.This course examines economic, historical, political, intellectual, socio-cultural, leadership, values, ideologies, and other such factors shaping social welfare, economic policy, programs and services. It addresses various frameworks for studying social welfare policy, programs and services, and examines the roles of policy-makers, the processes of social change, and the roles of social workers as facilitators of positive social change. Special emphasis is placed on effects of social and economic policy decisions on impoverished and oppressed people.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csun.edu

Phone Number:

(818) 677-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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