SW 6300 - Social Welfare Policy and Analysis

Institution:

Utah Valley University

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program. Teaches students to identify the impacts of historical and current social policies on individual, family, and community well-being, human rights, social and economic justice, and structural oppression. Analyzes the role of governments, and the private and non-profit approaches to social policy and service formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Examines major social forces and institutions as they relate to and determine social welfare policy and welfare services in the United States. Teaches students how to advocate for policy that ensures that resources, rights, and responsibilities are distributed equitably.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.uvu.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 863-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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