SWK401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Problem Solving, Information Literacy, Discourse Analysis
Document Summary
Social work and human services practice is shaped by social policy as it impacts the welfare of a nation"s citizens. Comprising mechanisms for distributing society"s resources, social policy is underpinned by values, driven by political objectives and maintained by discursive practices. This course provides a critical theoretical framework for evaluating historical and recent trends in social policy and its impact on people. You will critically analyse at least one specific social policy within its historical, political and welfare context and apply it to their professional practice. On successful completion of this course you should be able to: Understand how social policy influences inequality, the structure of australian society and the well-being of citizens. Identify central issues in social policy development and analysis. Apply a critical framework to analyse at least one area of social policy. Articulate through written and verbal communication the relationship between social policy and the pursuit of social justice.
