Critical Social Policy

3 credits · Graduate

This course examines the development of social policy in Canada, including current debates from conventional and critical perspectives, and invites students to consider the relationship between research, policy and social work practice. The course reviews ideologies of social welfare policy, its formulation and implementation and consequences for people in need. Policy formulation is analyzed from a critical perspective that examines the role of power and privilege in the construction of social policy. Alternative social arrangements and models of policy and practice are explored. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW Program Foundation Year