Social policy and administration I
Mr Max Liddell
4 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
Objectives To enable students to understand and analyse contemporary social policy issues, understand the links between policy and social work practice, and apply this analysis to major soical policy fields.
Synopsis Defining social policy and understanding the Australian community to which it applies; history of social policy in Australia; the state of policy in various fields including the study of political party policies, poverty, redistribution, health and housing.
Assessment Assignment plan (500 words): 10%
* Written assignment (2000
words): 80%
* Class presentation: 10%
Prescribed texts
Liddell M Investigating social policy Monash University Department of Social Work and Human Services, 1996
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