SWK 621 - Advanced Social Welfare Policy: Interdisciplinary Health Practice

This course studies the federal, state and the private organization of health, and mental health, care services and financing. The class will focus on the history of health care studies policy as well as trends, current policy shifts and challenges for the study of policy implications for current and emerging health care organizations. There will be an emphasis on health disparities, social justice in health delivery and the role of the social worker as advocate. Further, students will also study international health policy. Students will examine The Affordable Care Act and how that relates to specific policy options for current community-oriented health care delivery systems in collaborative models.

Credits: 3