Social Welfare: Policy and Practice w/ Indigenous and O.P.

This course introduces social policy and social welfare in Canada.  Social service workers are involved directly in the provision of services impacted or under social policies or legislation. Students will examine the history of social welfare, the development and implications of social policies and the profession of social service work practice in various fields. Students examine their own values relative to current social policies and practices.  Using an anti-oppressive lens, students will critically analyze social welfare and social policies with diverse populations.