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Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 11 :00 - 12:00
Tuesday and Thursday 11 :00 - 12:00
Wednesday 4:30-6:00
Additional Library Office Hours will be added
This course introduces future generalist social
workers to the analysis and practice of policy formation, critical policy
evaluation, and policy implementation. As such, the source reinforces courses
already completed in the social policy sequence (Social Work 301, Economics
327, Political Science 342, and Sociology 304), expands upon these courses
with a greater emphasis on analytical theories and skills, and introduces
students to the practice of policy implementation throngh participation
in legislative change. From these activities, students will acquire knowledge,
values and skills for analyzing existing policies, evaluating those policies
in light of their effect on marginalized community groups, and formulating
socially and economically just and politically sound policies effecting
racially, culturally and socially isolated and vulnerable groups. At the
same time, students will acquire knowledge and skills in policy implementation
in the arena of politics.
1) Students will demonstrate and understanding of the importance of policy as an essential element for effective generalist social work practice.
2) Students will demonstrate their awareness of models of social policy analysis.
3) Students will demonstrate their ability to
apply these models to a social welfare problem effecting specific vulnerable
community groups.
4) Students will develop a critical approach
to the effects of policy choices on the lives of all people in society,
but especially on those who are poor, socially isolated, culturally diverse,
subject to discrimination and prejudice, and other minorities.
5) Students will demonstrate an understanding of the values, ethics, and skills for advancing social and economic justice.
6) Students will demonstrate the acquisition of knowledge, values, and skills about strategies for advancing social and economic justice.
7) Students will demonstrate knowledge of the importance of collective social movements in the process of humane and just social change.
8) Students will demonstrate that they can translate models and skills of social policy analysis for social change through legislative lobbying.
Social Policy Review: Twenty percent (25%) of the grade will be a paper analyzing a social policy.
Assignment: Ten percent (10%) of the grade will be based on an assignment. The specific nature of this assignment will be given out in class at least a month prior to its due date.
Examination: Twenty percent (20%) of the grade will be a final examination of material presented in class about social policy analysis and implementation.
Legislative Notebook: Twenty-five percent (20%) of the grade will be a legislative activity.
Group Project: Fifteen percent (15%) of the grade will be a group project.
Attendance: Ten percent (10%) of the grade
will be based on attendance
Gil, D.G. (1992). Unraveling social policy (Rev. ed.). Rochester, VT: Schenkman Books.
Richan, W.C. (1991). Lobbying for social change. New York: Haworth Press.
State of Illinois. (1999). Handbook of Illinois
Government.
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