SOCIAL POLICY

Course Description

This course analyzes the content and context of social policy as an issue area that has emerged in industrialized nations of the world. Main objective of the course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the different topics that are currently being debated. The course will focus on an examination of social welfare policy issues (such as poverty, homelessness, and mental illness) and the significance of social, economic, and political factor that influence policymaking and implementation. This course considers agency policies, local ordinances, state and federal legislation, and global treaties – policies at all levels of national and international interest. This course provides theoretically based models for the analysis and presentation of social policy in legislative, administrative, and agency arenas. The course focuses on both the content and process of social welfare policy.

SOCIAL POLICY

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

1. 01 They will gain an understanding of both their social policy analysis and their role as social workers to influence social policy changes in their organizations, communities and the world (5).
2. 02 Will be able to critically distinguish forms of oppression and discrimination (4)
3. 03 It will envisage advocacy and social change strategies to achieve social justice (4)
4. 04 They will be equipped with both social policy analysis and their own roles as social workers to influence social policy changes in their organizations, communities and the world (5)

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 1. Jansson, B. (1994). Social Policy: From Theory to Policy Practice. (2nd edition). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing 6.
2. 02 2. Lowe, G. R. (1999). Professionalization of Poverty: Social Work and the Poor in the 20thCentury. Aldine De Gruyter.
3. 03 3. Şahin, F. (2000). Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanlarının Sosyal Politika Süreçlerine Katılımı. Ankara, Aydınlar Matbaası.
4. 04 4 HÜ SHB (2014). "Sosyal Hizmet ve Toplumla Çalışma" Doç. Dr. Şener KOÇYILDIRIM'a Armağan. Ed.: Prof. Dr. Vedat IŞIKHAN. Ankara, SHARUGED.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 It aims to provide students with a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject while developing critical awareness of problems, issues and common fallacies of social policy.
2. L01 They describe the basic concepts of social policy (2) SOLO 2
3. L02 Students undertstand the welfare states and its relevance.
4. L02 They describe the relation between social services, social welfare and social policy SOLO 2
5. L03 Explain the basics of social policy SOLO 3
6. L04 Synthesizes the implementation steps of social policy (5) SOLO 5
7. L05 It will envisage advocacy and social change strategies to achieve social justice (4) SOLO 4
8. L06 Refers to national and international participants of social policy SOLO 2
9. L07 Will be able to critically distinguish forms of oppression and discrimination SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Has knowledge of social service application areas (health, social welfare services, education, social security, civil society, local government).
2. P02 Has knowledge of social work theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory).
3. P03 Has knowledge of human development and social environment.
4. P04 Use knowledge of communication skills (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups).
5. P05 Use knowledge of management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations)
6. P06 Apply knowledge of research methods and techniques in social work.
7. P07 Has the ability to perform planned change process (linking, diagnosis and evaluation, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination and monitoring of applications) by considering similarities and differences for all levels of applicants.
8. P08 Social service application areas (Health, education, social security, civil society, local government), social service theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory), human development and social environment, communication (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups) apply management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations), research methods and techniques, professional ethics, principles and values, and the ability to practice social work with different client groups.
9. P09 Has the ability to distinguish and collect appropriate information for social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
10. P10 Has the ability to interpret research results and professional literature.
11. P11 Has the ability to develop inter-institutional relations, communication and joint services.
12. P12 Acts in accordance with professional ethics, norms and standards that determine duties and rights related to social work profession.
13. P13 It adopts social justice and rights based approach within the framework of social, scientific, cultural and professional values.
14. P14 Develop an understanding of individual, family, group, institution, community, community and global practices in order to improve social functionality and facilitate social change
15. P15 Becomes a model to the society with knowledge, skills, values ​​and attitudes and adopts the understanding of lifelong learning.

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