SWK 240 - Poverty & Social Welfare Policy

3 Credit Hours

This course focuses on current social policy issues as they affect the following major areas of social work practice: poverty, aging, mental health, physical health, and child welfare. Social welfare policies are evaluated from social, economic, and political perspectives. The course provides a historical overview of the major social welfare policies to combat poverty and a critical appraisal of current welfare reform policies. Attention is given to the relationship between research knowledge about poverty and current policies. The effects of gender, ethnicity, and class on patterns of poverty and policy responses are also examined.

Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122, SWK 110COM 121

Semesters Offered: Fall