Family/Child Welfare Policy

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course focuses on feminist and Indigenous critiques of child welfare policy and social work intervention. It critically examines assumptions in family and child welfare policy including notions of family, substitute care, conceptions about violence and neglect, and the implications of family and child welfare policy for social work practice in northern communities. Prerequisite(s): SOCW 320-3; enrolment is limited to students admitted to the School of Social Work