SWK (0404) 500 - Issues in Social Welfare I: History and Philosophy of Social Welfare

Credits: 3.00

This introductory course in social welfare policy focuses on four major themes: the development of social work as a profession; the emergence of social welfare institutions in the United States; the experience of oppressed populations in the United States; and the changing role of government in the provision of social welfare. These themes are examined with an emphasis on the philosophical, economic, social, and political forces that shaped the development of social work and social welfare in the United States. The course covers the period of time from the post-bellum or Reconstruction era to the present.

Free Note: Students must register for one section of Lecture and one section Recitation class