FACULTY OF UBC Arts THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA School of Social Work Course Outline - SOWK 200 - Introduction to Social Welfare The UBC School of Social Work acknowledges that we are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the x"maek"ayam (Musqueam) people. School Vision: Building upon a foundation of social justice and an ethic of care, we are a community of learners actively engaged in the development of critical, transformative knowledge for social work practice. BSW Mission Statement: The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program addresses issues of power and issues of discrimination based on age, race, gender, sexual orientation, class and culture. The educational objective of the BSW curriculum is to provide students with the knowledge, values and skills necessary for an initial level of professional practice, focusing on the interface between personal problems and public issues. Critical thinking and structural analysis are central to the learning experience offered by the School and to the promotion of social justice and human well-being. Year/Term Course Title SOWK 200: Introduction to Social Welfare Credit Value 3 Course Schedule Thursdays, 6:00pm - 9:00 pm (Term 1) MCLD 254 - Macleod Building Course Location Winter 2019 Instructor Email address Teaching Assistant Imogen Mcintyre Office Hours By appointment Pascale de Kerckhove Office Hours By appointment pascale.de.kerckhove@ubc.ca COURSE DESCRIPTION: Email address imogen.mcintyre@alumni.ubc.ca Social Work 200 provides a general introduction to English, Indigenous, and Francophone perspectives, traditions and theoretical foundations of social welfare in Canada, including an analysis of the institutional structures of social welfare in the modern state. Students will examine how specific social policies and social programs impact different populations within Canadian society. This course comprises one of two 3 credit courses which are required for admission into the Bachelor of Social Work program at the School of Social Work at UBC. Page 1 of 8
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Through the lens of poverty and inequality, this course will introduce students to the key theoretical approaches to designing and implementing income security programs in Canada and provide them with a framework to examine and analyze their impact on various populations group including women, families, Indigenous peoples, new immigrants, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Specifically, the course will: 1. Introduce students to the perspectives, concepts, and theoretical foundations of social welfare in Canada. 2. Describe the institutional structures of social welfare in the modern state. 3. Describe the context in which individuals, groups, communities and organizations endeavour to achieve well-being. 4. Examine the origins and history of various income security programs and their impact on specific populations. 5. Explore the process of legislating, designing and implementing public policy in Canada to address poverty, unemployment, and inequality. 6. Describe the relationship between social welfare institutions, social workers, and oppressed and disadvantaged people. 7. Discuss the role social workers can play in the process of social change and in advocating for the rights of vulnerable populations. 8. Examine in depth the social impacts of poverty and inequality as well as the policies and