SOCI 271 Social Policy
This course provides an overview of Social Welfare Policy in the United States, introduces students to the history and development of social welfare policy and services, and explores current social welfare issues and challenges that citizens face across the nation. While social welfare policy fundamentally affects the lives of all people in a society, understanding social welfare policy and knowing current social welfare systems and how they impact clients and communities are essential. The goal of this course thus is to help students understand why and how social welfare policy is developed and implemented in the United States, the roles of social workers in all areas of practice in promoting social justice, how social welfare policy operates, and what the resources and opportunities that shape service delivery systems are available for recipients of social welfare programs as well as service-providers.