Intro Soc Welfare Polic And Services

Instructor:
Chris Brian Rakestraw
630
Credits:
3.0
201
Building:
TBD
Room:
TBD
Semester:
Fall 2023
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Intro Soc Welfare Polic And Services
Requisites:

Prereq: Admission into the MSW program.

Class Type:
LEC
5:00 pm
6:15 pm
Days:
R
Note:
Location: Distance Learning-Hybrid course. Meets in person on several selected dates on UK main campus: 08/24 (Week 1), 09/07 (Week 3), 09/28 (Week 6), 10/19 (Week 9), and 11/16 (Week 13). Class will be held at Coldstream Research Campus at 1648 McGrathiana Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511 in the Training Resource Center (TRC) Conference Room D. Check Canvas or contact instructor for details.

While emphasizing the critical analyses of social policies and policy making processes, this course critically examines the history of the social welfare system, services, and programs. An important focus of this course is to identify and understand the impact of a wide range of social policies on social work clients and human service delivery systems within a social justice framework. Analytic frameworks with regard to social welfare policies and services are presented and course content reflects the interdisciplinary efforts of the social, political, legal, economic, and administrative processes which are vital to policy making at all levels.

While emphasizing the critical analyses of social policies and policy making processes, this course critically examines the history of the social welfare system, services, and programs. An important focus of this course is to identify and understand the impact of a wide range of social policies on social work clients and human service delivery systems within a social justice framework. Analytic frameworks with regard to social welfare policies and services are presented and course content reflects the interdisciplinary efforts of the social, political, legal, economic, and administrative processes which are vital to policy making at all levels.

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