to assist all students at all levels within all disciplines to become better writers. The is located at http://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/about/staff/. Peer Mentor Center (Optional) The Peer Mentor Center is located on the 1st floor of Clark Hall in the Academic Success Center. The Peer Mentor Center is staffed with Peer Mentors who excel in helping students manage university life, tackling problems that range from academic challenges to interpersonal struggles. On the road to graduation, Peer Mentors are navigators, offering assistance” to peers “roadside who feel a bit lost or simply need help mapping out the locations of campus resources. Peer Mentor services are free and available on a drop basis, no reservation required. The is –in located at http://www.sjsu.edu/muse/peermentor/ Course Number / Semester, Course Schedule List the agenda for the semester including when and the final exam will be held. Indicate the schedule is subject to change with fair notice and how the notice will be made available. [NOTE TO SEQUENCE CHAIRS: Session topics and descriptions should connect to competencies and practice behaviors. APA style for citing books and articles is preferred, but is not required] This schedule is subject to change with fair notice. I will announce any changes in Table 1 Course Schedule Week Date Topics, Readings, Assignments, Deadlines Introduction to the Course and to Social Policy Analysis 1 Introductions; Review of syllabus; Discussion of readings and course assignments; Introduction to social welfare policy practice History of Policy Practice 2 Review of the historical context for policy practice in social work; The variety of social work roles in policy practice; The arenas for policy practice: Governmental, community, and agency settings; The ethical, analytic and political rationales for policy practice in social work. [SLO 2] Readings Ehrenreich, B. (2011, October 24). Why homelessness is becoming an Occupy Wall Street Available from: Mother Jones. Cummins, Byers, & Pedrick (2011). Chapter 1: Defining policy practice in social work. Cummins, Byers, & Pedrick (2011). Chapter 2: History of policy practice in social work. NASW (2008). Available from: Code of Ethics. Problem Analysis in Policy Practice 3
to assist all students at all levels within all disciplines to become better writers. The is located at http://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/about/staff/. Peer Mentor Center (Optional) The Peer Mentor Center is located on the 1st floor of Clark Hall in the Academic Success Center. The Peer Mentor Center is staffed with Peer Mentors who excel in helping students manage university life, tackling problems that range from academic challenges to interpersonal struggles. On the road to graduation, Peer Mentors are navigators, offering “roadside assistance” to peers who feel a bit lost or simply need help mapping out the locations of campus resources. Peer Mentor services are free and available on a drop –in basis, no reservation required. The is located at http://www.sjsu.edu/muse/peermentor/ Course Number / Semester, Course Schedule List the agenda for the semester including when and the final exam will be held. Indicate the schedule is subject to change with fair notice and how the notice will be made available. [NOTE TO SEQUENCE CHAIRS: Session topics and descriptions should connect to competencies and practice behaviors. APA style for citing books and articles is preferred, but is not required] This schedule is subject to change with fair notice. I will announce any changes in Table 1 Course Schedule Week Date Topics, Readings, Assignments, Deadlines 1 Introduction to the Course and to Social Policy Analysis Introductions; Review of syllabus; Discussion of readings and course assignments; Introduction to social welfare policy practice 2 History of Policy Practice Review of the historical context for policy practice in social work; The variety of social work roles in policy practice; The arenas for policy practice: Governmental, community, and agency settings; The ethical, analytic and political rationales for policy practice in social work. [SLO 2] Readings Ehrenreich, B. (2011, October 24). Why homelessness is becoming an Occupy Wall Street Mother Jones. Available from: Cummins, Byers, & Pedrick (2011). Chapter 1: Defining policy practice in social work. Cummins, Byers, & Pedrick (2011). Chapter 2: History of policy practice in social work. NASW (2008). Code of Ethics. Available from: 3 Problem Analysis in Policy Practice
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