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Email: aa2083@wayne.edu
Office Phone: (313) 577-4433
Home Phone: (248)-651-2963
Office Hours: By appointment Either face to face or online
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is the second course in the policy curricular area. This course offers a description and
analysis of major social welfare programs in the United States.
COURSE COMPETENCIES AND PRACTICE BEHAVIORS FOR THIS
COURSE
2.1.2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice
Practice Behaviors:
Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide
practice; make ethical decisions by applying standards of the NASW Code of Ethics; tolerate
ambiguity in resolving conflicts; apply concepts of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled
decisions.
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Course content begins with a brief review of the history of social welfare in
this country and trends in the development of our social welfare system.
Current policies and programs are described and analyzed using a policy
analysis framework. Gaps in existing programs (such as welfare and social
security) are identified and impacts on the lives of minorities, women, and
other oppressed groups are emphasized. The social workers ongoing role as
policy reformer and advocate for social and economic justice is presented
throughout the course.
In the process, program policy gaps and inadequacies are pinpointed, especially as they impact
on oppressed and at risk populations. Prospective social workers are introduced to the workings
of the political process, its influence on social welfare policy and social work practice, and the
ways in which social workers can participate in political activities, advocacy groups and
coalitions, and/or organizational change in order to achieve social and economic justice.
PERFORMANCE CRITIERIA
Assignments must be submitted on the date indicated
All late assignments will be downgraded by 5 points. Each rewrite of a paper
will be downgraded by two points. A zero will be factored in for missing
work.
Students are expected to complete all readings, participate in class via
discussions, and perform satisfactorily on assignments and examinations.
The instructor shall be notified of unavoidable issues in advance which may
(will) prevent compliance with assignment due date. Unless there are
serious extenuating circumstances, a student will not be able to earn an A for
the course with more than two absences a B with more than four absences,
or a C with more than five absences.
Class Participation
Class participation include raising questions from the readings, making
relevant comments drawn from personal experience, reacting to opinions
expressed by the instructor and students, asking for clarification, being
actively engaged in class exercises, or bringing up issues of general interest
to the class.
Points
Percentage
Competency #
130
41
2.1.3
85
27
2.1.2, 2.1.8
100
32
2.1.4, 2.1.5
Total
315
100
BENCHMARKS ASSIGNMENTS
Formulation of Policy (Policy alternative paper): develop a new policy that might remedy a
current policy problem/issue
Grading Policy
Students may pass the course with a grade of D but must maintain a C average during the junior
and senior year. (See Undergraduate Bulletin, Wayne State University
http://www/bulletins.wayne.edu/ubk-output/index.html
Grade distribution
315-300 A
299-284 A-
283-268 B+
267-252 B
251-236 B-
235- 220 C+
219-204 C
203-188 C-
187-177 D+
176-161 D
160-145 D-
144E
PLAGIARISM/ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Plagiarism is using another persons words or ideas without giving credit to the other person.
When you use someone elses words, you must put quotation marks around them and give the
writer or speaker credit by revealing the source in a citation. Even if you revise or paraphrase the
words of someone else or just use their ideas, you still must give the author credit in a note.
Plagiarism, Cheating: See WSU References:
http://www.otl.wayne.edu/pdf/2006_july_aibrochure.
(William Harris, Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers,
http://virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm, March 7, 2002
You must cite sources from the Internet or any other form of electronic media used in your
work. Any paper suspected of plagiarism will be reviewed at Turnitin.com to verify that it is your
work and properly cited.
Any paper that is plagiarized will result in an F for the class and a referral to the University for
further Disciplinary Action.
All papers written in the School of Social Work require APA format. You may purchase the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition), or you may visit the
website listed below
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
WIKIPEDIA WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS A RELIABLE SOURCE
What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is a free-content encyclopedia, written collaboratively by people from all around the
world. The site is a wiki, which means that anyone can edit entries simply by clicking on the edit
this page link.
Because Wikipedia is an ongoing work to which anybody can contribute, it differs from a paperbased reference source in some important ways. In particular, mature articles tend to be more
comprehensive and balanced, while other (often fledgling) articles may still contain significant
misinformation, un-encyclopedic content or vandalism. Users need to be aware of this in order to
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obtain valid information and avoid misinformation which has been recently added and not yet
removed.
APA Format. All papers must utilize APA format
All papers must have a cover page
WSU Library: http://www.lib.wayne.edu/
Content
Assignment
Assignment: for
session 2 Read
Chapters 1 Social
Policy and the
American Welfare
State and Chapter 2
Social Welfare Policy
8/27/14
2
9/3/14
3
9/10/14
4
9/17/14
Research: A
Framework for Policy
Analysis
Assignment: for
session 3 Read
chapter 3 Religion
and Social Welfare
Submit topic for
paper
Assignment: for
session 4
Read Chapter 4
Discrimination in
American Society
Assignment For
session 5
Bring Lap Tops to
Class research day!!
5
9/24/14
Assignment: for
Research day in class- bring your lap- session 6 Read
top
Chapter 5 Poverty in
America
Measuring Poverty
Who make up the poor; Income
Assignment: for
session 7 Read
8
10/1/14
Chapter 6 The
Voluntary Sector
Today
7
10/8/14
Assignment: for
session 8 Read
Chapter 7
Privatization and
Human Service
Corporations
8
10/15/1
4
Assignment: for
session 9 Read
Chapter 8 The
Making of
Governmental Policy
9
10/22/1
4
Assignment: for
Session 10 Read
chapter 9 Tax Policy
and Income
distribution
First Paper due
10
10/29/1
4
11
11/5/14
Assignment: for
session 11 Read
Chapter 10 Social
Insurance Programs
Assignment for
session 12, Bring
lap top to class
Assignment: for
session 13 Read
Chapter 11 Public
Assistance Programs
Assignment: for
session 14 Read
Chapter 12 The
American Health
Care System and
Chapter 13 Mental
Health and
Substance Abuse
Policy
Second Paper due
11/26/14 NO CLASS
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
SET Administration
12/3/14
Final quiz
Syllabus subject to change based on the needs of the class
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COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:
All assignments will be turned in via blackboard
1. Quizzes Weekly: on Current Policy and how social policy is apparent within service
delivery systems (e.g. current eligibility criteria for programs or services) 10 points per
quiz. There will be a quiz each week beginning week two. Quizzes will open on Friday
of each week at 12AM and will close on Monday of each week at 12PM
2. Policy Analysis Paper 85 points - Due October 22, 2014 by 12pm
Using the policy framework discussed in class and the policy analysis model
presented in your textbook (Chapter 2), and the questions below evaluate a
current social welfare policy that you are interested in.
References should include federal or state laws, budgets, federal or state
statistics, government documents, refereed journal articles and scholarly
books. This paper should be 10-12 pages in length not including title
or reference page. You must use a minimum of 7 references 5 of
which must be from refereed Journals.
Policy Analysis Paper (use policy framework discussed in class and/or
questions below to complete your paper) (Competencies2.1.5 & 2.1.8.)
i Describe current social problem you are concerned with.
ii What are the policies in place to address this concern?
iii Are these policies dictated by local, state or federal statute or
combinations?
iv What is working; what is not working especially for at risk
populations (your critique of the current policy)?
v How long has the current policy been in place? Who supports
and who opposes the policy?
vi Interview one advocate, legislator regarding their opinion of
current policy.
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Due November
Assess and compare this policy with a similar policy of one other country.
What is your policy alternative? Name it and describe where the change will need to
occur (local, state, federal)?
Describe how the policy meets your policy goals e.g. social equality, redistribution
of resources, social work values and ethics.
How will you work to implement your alternative? What are the forces that are
for/against the policy and how will you use or sway each?
Describe your personal feelings about this policy alternative and how you view your
role as a social worker in the change process.
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Rubric:
Attribute/
Competent = 55
Developing = 33
Research
Interview
Criteria
Topic
Paper Structure
Organizati
on/
Clarity
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RUBRIC:
Attribute/
Criteria
Topic
Policy
Alternative
Excellent = 100
Competent = 85
Developing = 70
Paper Structure
Organizatio
n/
Clarity
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