SOWK 560 - Social Welfare Policy

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

This course provides an introduction into the history of social welfare policy, services, and the social work profession. It explores current social welfare issues and the underlying rationale and values that support different approaches. Emphasis is placed on major fields of social work service such as: child welfare, environmental and social justice, health care, mental health, poverty and services to the aging. Through the semester, students will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the United States social welfare system with respect to social justice and social change, behavioral and social science theory and research, in relation to multiculturalism and diversity. The purpose of the course is to prepare students to examine personal experiences, to engage in personal reflection and self-awareness, and to relate both experiences and reflections to historical and contemporary ideas. The course can also enhance your understanding of how to integrate a Christian worldview into your thinking about the American social welfare system. A key component of the course is learning to recognize the ways in which privilege and power are created, maintained, and enhanced through structures, values, and ideologies present in the U.S.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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