/ The history and current state of social welfare policy and services is the major focus of this course. Various frameworks and methods used by policy scholars to analyze social welfare policy are introduced and applied. Past and present examples of social welfare policy at federal, state, county, city and agency levels are studied in terms of the historical and contemporary factors that shaped them; the political and organizational process that influenced them; their impact on social welfare services, practices and practitioners; and the extent to which they help or hinder the general health and well-being of people. This course also studies the history, mission and philosophy of the social-work profession.
Grade Basis: Letter Grade
Credits: 4.0
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