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Apr 27, 2024
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SWK 300 - Social Issues and Social Welfare Policy
Credit(s): 3
Social Welfare Policy defines how effective policy practitioners combine solid research and analysis with strong political skills to get their proposals recognized by decision makers. Students will learn how policy advocacy guides professionals through agenda setting, problem analysis, and proposal writing to policy enactment, implementation, and assessment- all essential skills in promoting change to social welfare policy. Students will be exposed to federal/state policy through direct discussion and review of legislation. Students will participate in a series of in-class simulations to learn and master these skills. Emphasis will be placed on employing the mentioned skills in developing socially and economically just policies that are sensitive to the needs of the sub-populations that are oppressed, vulnerable, at risk, and diverse. These groups may include, but are not limited to, groups distinguished by race, ethnicity, culture, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental ability, age or national origin.
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