SW 6140 - Social Justice, Human Rights and Macro Social Work Practice I

This course articulates the intersections between human rights, social welfare, and the profession of social work as a place from which to enhance our understanding of post-modern social problems and improve our macro-practice as social workers. in this course students will examine, critique and develop skills and knowledge related to 1) social development and human rights values and interventions, 2) social welfare skills applicable to interventions at the macro-social level, and 3) social work practice as social change aimed at enhancing the life chances and opportunities of all oppressed populations.