Values in Social Services and Health Care

3 credits

Through readings, lectures, discussions, field placements, and written work, we will attempt the following: to communicate an understanding of the social services and health care delivery systems and introduce you to experts who work in these fields; explore ethical problems of allocations of limited resources; discuss topics that include violence prevention, gangs, homelessness, mental illness, innovating nursing initiatives, economy inequality, community wealth ventures, and the law; and consider possibilities for positive changes in the social service and health care system. As a course in the PULSE program, service is required for this course. Satisfies the following distribution requirement(s) for Philosophy: Ethics & Values.