Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the challenges, demands, opportunities, and benefits associated with the profession of social work. A special focus is placed on the field of social work and how it is inextricably linked with amelioration of social problems at various stages of the history of American social welfare. A brief review of the early ideologies and values that have formed the basis of the American welfare are provided. This course also examines, in a critical manner, the ideological differences between conservatives (including libertarians), liberals, and radicals, and how these have impacted programs and services.