SW 458 - Adv & Soc Act in Chi & Fam Wel

Institution:

Simmons University

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Description:

The focus of this course is on the interaction of child and family policies, practices and services that affect children, youth, and families. This course is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of the needs of children and their families, child and family policy and practices, and an examination of historical and contemporary child and family policy and services in the United States. This course examines definitions of the family and how such definitions influence the development of policy and services; the history and changing roles, functions, and responsibilities of the family; and, the challenges faced by children, youth and families today. Societal responses to address the needs of children and families will be explored, with a focus on the broad range of child and family policies, services, and practices that either support family, supplement the roles of family, or substitute for family when parents are unable to care for their children. Students are required to identify gaps in services, issues of social injustice or oppression, and develop a social action or advocacy agenda to effect improvement in the availability or delivery of services for clients.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.simmons.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 521-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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