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2018-2019 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
SW 319 - Social Welfare Policy and Services
This course reviews local, state, and federal level social welfare policies and services, including historical, social, cultural, economic, organizational, environmental, and global influences. Concepts of human rights and social justice, along with a basic analysis of policies and services, teaches the skills necessary to translate policy into social work practice. Offered fall semester. Corequisites: SW 317, SW 340, and SW 348.
Credits: 3