Social Policy for Social Services and Health Practitioners

Overview

The Social Welfare Policy for Practitioners and Citizens program is offered by Coursera in partnership with Columbia University.

What you'll learn

• Compare historical, intellectual and cross-national perspectives on the size, structure and outcomes of U.S. social policy    

• Demonstrate knowledge of U.S. social welfare policy and its economic, social, and political contexts, in order to be an engaged citizen

• Differentiate the various levels and structures of public benefits, and the social justice impact on people receiving them

• Formulate skills in social policy implementation in order to be more effective in professional practice

Skills you'll gain

• differentiate alternative approaches to social policy problems

• Critique components of a social policy based on their effectiveness at meeting the goals stated in the initiative

• Formulate practice strategies to overcome the historic biases in social welfare programs

• distinguish the values inherent in each social policy initiative

• develop social welfare policy analysis and reform proposals

Advance your subject-matter expertise

• Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts

• Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects

• Develop a deep understanding of key concepts

• Earn a career certificate from Columbia University

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