SOWK 620 - Human Rights, Social Justice & Policy

Institution:

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

The course applies a rights-based approach to policy practice and will provide the theoretical and experiential human behavior and social environment knowledge base related to difference, dominance (oppression and privilege), social justice, and liberation. Students will learn a practice framework that integrates a human rights perspective promoting the dignity, respect, and well-being of all persons with a social justice perspective which seeks to understand, challenge, and combat oppression, unequal access to resources, and social inequities. This course aims to help students apply specific advocacy skills, addressing policy issues in community, organization, and legislative settings. Using human rights principles, students will learn how to use specific policy analysis frameworks to plan for and develop advocacy strategies that facilitate social change.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sru.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 738-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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