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SW 402 - Social Welfare and Policy and Services I

Credits: (3 credits)

Examines the values and norms that underlie social welfare services; the historical roots of current approaches to social services; the overt and covert functions of social welfare; and the political, social, cultural and economic forces that shape social welfare policy and services in the United States.  Considers the parallel historical development of the profession of social work, including ways in which it responded to the demands of social problems across key periods of social welfare policy transformation.  Develops an understanding of poverty in the US by reviewing the myths and facts related to this severe social issue.


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