Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy 3 cr. An overview of social and economic problems in the United States and the historical and current social welfare policies aimed at alleviating these problems. Emphasis on developing an awareness and ability to change policies which impact on vulnerable populations. Administration of Family Programs 3 cr. Overview of administrative theory and practice, with special attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for developing, administering, and coordinating the community resources needed to restore or preserve family functioning.
Addresses grant writing and community development.
Family practice elective. Family Policy 3 cr. A review and analysis of significant state and federal policies and regulations which impact on family systems. Restricted to MSW students. The major theories of human behavior from conception to adolescence.