MSWK 6675 - Advocacy and Service Delivery in Child Welfare Policy and Practice

Credits: 3
This course provides a historical overview of child welfare services in American society, establishes a framework for both policy and practice, and examines current trends in child welfare. Child welfare services are viewed critically, holistically and contextually with an emphasis on the entire Child Protective Services component and the judicial system. The process of identifying and addressing maltreatment, abuse and neglect issues, the challenges that child and family advocates face today and future trends will be the focus of the course. Specific discussion and content will cover diversity, cultural issues and at-risk/minority populations.