SW 403 - Social Welfare and Policy and Services II

Assignments 4 mini papers leading to final paper

Interactivity: High

Final Assessment: paper

Course Learning Objectives
Course Objectives:

• Make ethical decisions by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws regulations, models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics as appropriate to context
• Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and oral, written, and electronic communication
• Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes
• Apply and communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences in practice at the micro, mezzo and macro levels
• Present themselves as learners and engage clients and constituencies as experts of their own experiences
• Apply their understanding of social, economic, and environmental justice to advocate for human rights at the individual and system levels
• Engage in practices that advance social economic, and environmental justice
• Use practice experience and theory to inform scientific inquiry and research
• Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative methods and research findings
• Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery
• 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
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the analysis of assessment data from clients and constituencies
• Critically choose and implement interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance capacities of clients and constituencies
• Select and use appropriate methods for evaluation of outcomes