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Social Policy and Practice, Fall 2018Main MenuOverview of the Course: What is Social Policy?About Suzanne EnglandAuthor and InstructorLearning Philosophy and MethodsSyllabus Nuts and BoltsContains course policies, requirements and weights in grade, grading scheme details, and gradingCourse Technology ToolsUsing the Course Technology for Activities and AssignmentsReadings, Watchings, ListeningsWeekly Lessons/ActivitiesIndividual Assignments (Required)Schedule of Individual Graded Assignments. Due dates are listed.Guidelines for Optional Individual ProjectsAdditional ResourcesSuzanne England25e7f67eccc246d3281fccb42fe2bb236a582a0c
Learning Goals for Policy Practice
12018-08-30T20:32:51-07:00Suzanne England25e7f67eccc246d3281fccb42fe2bb236a582a0c312853plain2018-08-30T20:55:50-07:00Suzanne England25e7f67eccc246d3281fccb42fe2bb236a582a0cThe learning goals for the course are derived from from those required competencies for Council of Social Work Education accreditation as follows:
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice
Social workers understand that human rights and social justice, as well as social welfare and services, are mediated by policy and its implementation at the federal, state, and local levels. Social workers understand the history and current structures of social policies and services, the role of policy in service delivery, and the role of practice in policy development. Social workers understand their role in policy development and implementation within their practice settings at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels and they actively engage in policy practice to effect change within those settings. Social workers recognize and understand the historical, social, cultural, economic, organizational, environmental, and global influences that affect social policy. They are also knowledgeable about policy formulation, analysis, implementation, and evaluation. Social workers:
Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services;
Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services;
Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice (p 8).