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MASTER SYLLABUS
SOCIAL WORK 4710
SOCIAL WELFARE IN THE UNITED STATES: CURRENT PROGRAMS
3 CREDIT HOURS
Fall 2014

Instructor: Cassandra J. Bowers, PhD., LMSW

Email: aa2083@wayne.edu
Office Phone: (313) 577-4433
Home Phone: (248)-651-2963
Office Hours: By appointment Either face to face or online
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is the second course in the policy curricular area. This course offers a description and
analysis of major social welfare programs in the United States.
COURSE COMPETENCIES AND PRACTICE BEHAVIORS FOR THIS COURSE
2.1.2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice
Practice Behaviors:
Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide
practice; make ethical decisions by applying standards of the NASW Code of Ethics; tolerate
ambiguity in resolving conflicts; apply concepts of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled
decisions.

2.1.3 Apply Critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments

Practice Behaviors:
Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research based
knowledge, and practice wisdom; analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention and
evaluation; demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with individuals,
families, groups, organizations, communities, and collegues

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2.1.4 Engage diversity and difference in practice

Practice Behaviors:
Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal bias and values in working
with diverse groups; recognize and communicate the importance of difference in shaping life
experiences

2.1.5 Advance human rights and social and economic justice

Practice Behaviors:
Advocate for human rights and social justice; Engage in practice that advance social and
economic justice

2.1.8 Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver
effective social work services.
Practice Behaviors:
Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance social well-being; Collaborate with
colleagues and clients for effective policy action

TEXTS AND REQUIRED MATERIAL

Karger, H. J. and Stoesz, D. (2010). American Social Welfare: A Pluralist Approach (7th ed.)
Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
INTRODUCTION
This senior-level course helps students develop a critical understanding of the social welfare
system in this country, with emphasis placed on the structure of current programs, services, and
policies, and how these policies compare internationally. Course content provides students with
knowledge and skills to understand major policies that form the foundation of social welfare.
Special attention is paid to analyzing and reforming current social welfare policies at local, state,
national and international levels and applying the results of policy practice skills in regard to
economic, political, and organizational systems. The application of policy practice skills will be
implemented to influence, formulate and advocate for policy consistent with social work values;
and identify financial, organizational, administrative, and planning processes required to deliver
social services.
Course content begins with a brief review of the history of social welfare in this
country and trends in the development of our social welfare system. Current policies
and programs are described and analyzed using a policy analysis framework. Gaps in
existing programs (such as welfare and social security) are identified and impacts on
the lives of minorities, women, and other oppressed groups are emphasized. The
social workers ongoing role as policy reformer and advocate for social and economic
justice is presented throughout the course.

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In the process, program policy gaps and inadequacies are pinpointed, especially as they impact
on oppressed and at risk populations. Prospective social workers are introduced to the workings
of the political process, its influence on social welfare policy and social work practice, and the
ways in which social workers can participate in political activities, advocacy groups and
coalitions, and/or organizational change in order to achieve social and economic justice.
PERFORMANCE CRITIERIA
Assignments must be submitted on the date indicated
All late assignments will be downgraded by 5 points. Each rewrite of a paper will be
downgraded by two points. A zero will be factored in for missing work.
Students are expected to complete all readings, participate in class via discussions,
and perform satisfactorily on assignments and examinations. The instructor shall be
notified of unavoidable issues in advance which may (will) prevent compliance with
assignment due date. Unless there are serious extenuating circumstances, a student
will not be able to earn an A for the course with more than two absences a B with
more than four absences, or a C with more than five absences.
Class Participation
Class participation include raising questions from the readings, making relevant
comments drawn from personal experience, reacting to opinions expressed by the
instructor and students, asking for clarification, being actively engaged in class
exercises, or bringing up issues of general interest to the class.
GRADING AND ASSIGNMENTS
GRADING AND ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment

Points

Percentage

Competency #

Quizzes @ 10 points each

130

41

2.1.3

Policy Analysis Paper

85

27

2.1.2, 2.1.8

Policy Formation Paper

100

32

2.1.4, 2.1.5

Total

315

100

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BENCHMARKS ASSIGNMENTS
Formulation of Policy (Policy alternative paper): develop a new policy that might remedy a
current policy problem/issue
Grading Policy
Students may pass the course with a grade of D but must maintain a C average during the junior
and senior year. (See Undergraduate Bulletin, Wayne State University
http://www/bulletins.wayne.edu/ubk-output/index.html
Grade distribution
315-300 A

299-284 A-

283-268 B+

267-252 B

251-236 B-

235- 220 C+

219-204 C

203-188 C-

187-177 D+

176-161 D

160-145 D-

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ORGANIZATION OF THE COURSE
Course content begins with a brief review of the history of social welfare in this country and
trends in the development of our social welfare system. Current policies and programs are
described and analyzed using a policy analysis framework. Gaps in existing programs (such as
welfare and social security) are identified and impacts on the lives of minorities, women, and
other oppressed groups are emphasized. The social workers ongoing role as policy reformer and
advocate for social and economic justice is presented throughout the course.
ROLE OF THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR

See University Statement of Obligation of Students and Faculty Members of

teaching-learning process.
http://www.bulletins.wayne.edu/fib/fib2d.html
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WSU STUDENT RESOURCES
Academic integrity and Student Code of Conduct:
Please visit
http://www.doso.wayne.edu/student-conduct/
Academic_Integrity.html
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Wayne State:
http://www.caps.wayne.edu/

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Educational Accessibility Services (EAS)
Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a
disability should contact me privately to discuss you specific needs. Please visit:
http://studentsdisability.wayne.edu/rights.php

POLICIES FOR THE COURSE

PLAGIARISM/ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Plagiarism is using another persons words or ideas without giving credit to the other person.
When you use someone elses words, you must put quotation marks around them and give the
writer or speaker credit by revealing the source in a citation. Even if you revise or paraphrase the
words of someone else or just use their ideas, you still must give the author credit in a note.
Plagiarism, Cheating: See WSU References:
http://www.otl.wayne.edu/pdf/2006_july_aibrochure.
(William Harris, Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers,
http://virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm, March 7, 2002
You must cite sources from the Internet or any other form of electronic media used in your
work. Any paper suspected of plagiarism will be reviewed at Turnitin.com to verify that it is your
work and properly cited.
Any paper that is plagiarized will result in an F for the class and a referral to the University for
further Disciplinary Action.
All papers written in the School of Social Work require APA format. You may purchase the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition), or you may visit the
website listed below
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
WIKIPEDIA WILLNOT BE ACCEPTED AS A RELIABLE SOURCE
What is Wikipedia?

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Wikipedia is a free-content encyclopedia, written collaboratively by people from all around the
world. The site is a wiki, which means that anyone can edit entries simply by clicking on the edit
this page link.
Because Wikipedia is an ongoing work to which anybody can contribute, it differs from a
paper-based reference source in some important ways. In particular, mature articles tend to be
more comprehensive and balanced, while other (often fledgling) articles may still contain
significant misinformation, un-encyclopedic content or vandalism. Users need to be aware of this
in order to obtain valid information and avoid misinformation which has been recently added and
not yet removed.
APA Format. All papers must utilize APA format
All papers must have a cover page
WSU Library: http://www.lib.wayne.edu/

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Course Management Considerations
1. Time management is a key element in successfully completing this course.
2. Please do not hesitate to contact me when you are experiencing problems.
3. Remember it is important to be courteous to your fellow classmates. It is absolutely ok to
disagree to disagree however, put downs are unacceptable.
4. You are in charge of your learning, make your efforts count.

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Course Requirements

Read the assigned readings

Engage in positive and meaningful dialog with classmates concerning the topic
being discussed

Course Learning Units

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Content

Assignment

Introduction to the course

Review of syllabus course purpose, format,
norms, and assignments
Lecture/discussion The origins and future
of American Social Welfare Early
Antecedents of Welfare Statism English
Poor Laws; The poor in Colonial America
Social work leadership in Social Welfare

Assignment: for
session 2 Read Chapters
1 Social Policy and the
American Welfare State
and Chapter 2 Social
Welfare Policy
Research: A Framework
for Policy Analysis

Library Day. Guest Monique Andrews

Definitions of Social Welfare Policy
Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy
Values, Ideology, and Social Welfare Policy
The Political-Economy of American Social
Welfare
The America Political continuum
Structural Interests Within Social Welfare
A proposed Model for Policy Analysis
Researching and Analyzing Social Policies
Incompleteness of Policy Analysis

Assignment: for
session 3 Read chapter
3 Religion and Social
Welfare

Discussion will provide a through historical

and contemporary analysis of the role of
Judeo-Christian religious values in the
evolution of social welfare policy in the
U.S. We will also look at the dynamic
nature between the church and state and
other institutions and events like poverty,
immigration, urbanization, scientific
revolution, and the media in influencing
social welfare in the U.S.

Assignment: for
session 4

Discrimination and Oppression

Racism: Legal Attempts Remedy Racism
Sexism: women at work, income disparities
Gays and Lesbians; Ageism; People with
disabilities

Assignment For session

5

8/27/14

2
9/3/14

3
9/10/14

4
9/17/14

5
9/24/14

Research day in class- bring your lap-top

Submit topic for paper

Read Chapter 4
Discrimination in
American Society

Bring Lap Tops to Class

research day!!
Assignment: for
session 6 Read Chapter
5 Poverty in America

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10/1/14

Measuring Poverty
Who make up the poor; Income distribution
and inequality; tax policy and incomes;
Work and Poverty some theoretical
formulations about Poverty
Strategies Developed to Combat Poverty

Assignment: for
session 7 Read Chapter
6 The Voluntary Sector
Today

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10/8/14

The voluntary Sector

Advancing Social and Distributive Justice
Contemporary Nonprofit Human Service
Organizations
The future of the Voluntary Sector

Assignment: for
session 8 Read Chapter
7 Privatization and
Human Service
Corporations

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History of the Corporate Sector
10/15/14 Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Influence on Social Welfare
Policy
The Future of Corporate Involvement in
Social Welfare
Human Service Corporations
New Human Service Markets
Implications for health and Human Service
Professionals.

Assignment: for
session 9 Read Chapter
8 The Making of
Governmental Policy

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The Policy Process; Social Workers and
10/22/14 Social Reform; Political Practice Technical
Aspects of the Policy Process
A critical Analysis of the Policy Process
The Policy Process Implications for Social
Welfare

Assignment: for
Session 10 Read
chapter 9 Tax Policy
and Income distribution

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Discussion will center on the significance
10/29/14 of the tax policy in the U.S. and its
implication on the provision of welfare
services.

Assignment: for
session 11 Read
Chapter 10 Social
Insurance Programs

First Paper due

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11/5/14

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11/12/14

We will explore the major forms of social

insurance in the United States: Old-Age,
Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI);
Unemployment Insurance (UI); and
Workers Compensation. In addition, we
will explore some of the major issues and
problems surrounding social insurance
programs.

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Assignment for session

12, Bring lap top to
class

Assignment: for
session 13 Read
Chapter 11 Public
Assistance Programs

Work on paper in class

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Some Assumption that underlie Public
11/18/14 Assistance; Aid to Families with Dependent
Children, The evolution and Transformation
of the AFDC Program; General Assistance,
Issues in Welfare Reform; Future Prospects
for Welfare Reform

Assignment: for
session 14 Read
Chapter 12 The
American Health Care
System and Chapter 13
Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Policy
Second Paper due

11/26/14 NO CLASS
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12/3/14

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

SET Administration

Final quiz
Syllabus subject to change based on the needs of the class

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COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:
All assignments will be turned in via blackboard
1. Quizzes Weekly: on Current Policy and how social policy is apparent within service
delivery systems (e.g. current eligibility criteria for programs or services) 10 points per
quiz. There will be a quiz each week beginning week two. Quizzes will open on Friday
of each week at 12AM and will close on Monday of each week at 12PM

2. Policy Analysis Paper 85 points - Due October 22, 2014 by 12pm

Using the policy framework discussed in class and the policy analysis model presented
in your textbook (Chapter 2), and the questions below evaluate a current social
welfare policy that you are interested in.
References should include federal or state laws, budgets, federal or state statistics,
government documents, refereed journal articles and scholarly books. This paper
should be 10-12 pages in length not including title or reference page. You must
use a minimum of 7 references 5 of which must be from refereed Journals.
Policy Analysis Paper (use policy framework discussed in class and/or questions below
to complete your paper) (Competencies2.1.5 & 2.1.8.)
i. Describe current social problem you are concerned with.

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ii. What are the policies in place to address this concern?

iii.Are these policies dictated by local, state or federal statute or
combinations?
iv. What is working; what is not working especially for at risk populations
(your critique of the current policy)?
v. How long has the current policy been in place? Who supports and who
opposes the policy?
vi. Interview one advocate, legislator regarding their opinion of current
policy.

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3. Formation of Policy Alternative Paper 100 points Due November 18, 2014 by
12pm
Based on problem/policy identified for analysis paper, use the information obtained to
develop a new policy that might remedy a problem identified with current policy. This
paper should be 10-12 pages in length not including title or reference page. You
must use a minimum of 7 references 5 of which must be from refereed Journals.
*Formation of Policy Alternative Paper (Competencies2.1.5 & 2.1.8.)
Based on the social problem/policy identified for your analysis paper, use the information
obtained to develop a new policy that might remedy the problem you identified with the
current policy.

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a. Assess and compare this policy with a similar policy of one other country.
b. What is your policy alternative? Name it and describe where the change will need to
occur (local, state, federal)?
c. Describe the feasibility of your alternative (Political, Economic and Administrative).
Would this policy be feasible in the country identified in (b)

d. Describe how the policy meets your policy goals e.g. social equality, redistribution
of resources, social work values and ethics.

e. How will you work to implement your alternative? What are the forces that are for/
against the policy and how will you use or sway each?

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f. Describe your personal feelings about this policy alternative and how you view your
role as a social worker in the change process.

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Rubric:
Attribute
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Policy Analysis Paper 85 points possible

Excellent = 85

Competent = 55

Developing = 33

Student has provided

evidence of delimiting groups
affected by the chosen social
problem and has
demonstrated how the group
is affected. describing/
defining the problem, history
and context is somewhat
unclear
15 pts

Student has provided evidence

of delimiting groups affected
by the chosen social problem
but has not demonstrated how
the group is affected
describing/defining the
problem, history and context
10pts

values, interest, beliefs ethics

selected is highly relevant to the
argument, and is presented
accurately and completely. All
relevant components are
included;
25 pts

Research related to norms and

values, interest, beliefs ethics
selected mostly relevant to
the argument, and is
presented with some degree
of accuracy. Most relevant
components are included.
20pts

Research somewhat related to

norms and values, interest,
beliefs. Ethics selected is
relevant to some degree. The
argument presented needs
improvement. All relevant
components are not included;
15 pts

Student utilizes resources to

obtain interview with appropriate
individual. Student provides
documentation of interaction
15pts

Student conducts interview

with appropriate individual,
however fails to provide
documentation
10pts.

Criteria
Topic

Student has clearly provided

evidence of delimiting groups
affected by the chosen social
problem and has clearly
demonstrated how the group is
affected describing/defining the
problem, history and context
20 pts

Research Research related to norms and

Intervie
w

Student does not conduct

interview
0pts

Paper Structure

Organiza
tion/
Clarity

Paper is coherently organized and

the logic is easy to follow. There
are no spelling or grammatical
errors and terminology is clearly
defined. Writing is clear and
concise and persuasive.
20pts

Paper is generally well

organized and most of the
argument is easy to follow.
There are only a few minor
spelling or grammatical
errors, or terms are not clearly
defined. Writing is mostly
clear but may lack
conciseness.
15 pts

Paper is poorly organized and

difficult to read does not flow
logically from one part to
another. There are several
spelling and/or grammatical
errors; technical terms are
poorly defined. Writing lacks
clarity and conciseness.
8 pts

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Criteria

Topic

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Policy
Alternative

FORMATION OF ALTERNATIVE POLICY 100 POINTS

Excellent = 100

Competent = 85

Developing = 70

Student provides an organized

and systematic way of looking
at the strengths, weaknesses
and services regulated and
distributed in an effort to
alleviate the conditions which
individuals experience
35pts

Student somewhat provide an

organized and systematic way
of looking at the strengths,
weaknesses and services
regulated and distributed in
an effort to alleviate the
conditions which individuals
experience
30 pts

Student does not provide an

organized and systematic way
of looking at the strengths,
weaknesses and services
regulated and distributed in an
effort to alleviate the conditions
which individuals experience
25 pts

The method, results, and

implications are all presented
accurately; Refining the
problem statement alternative
solution likelihood of
alternative to be achieved
calculating cost benefit/
feasibility ratio and
connections to the research and
position are clear and relevant.
The underlying logic is
explicit.
45 pts

The method, results, and

implications are all presented
accurately; Refining the
problem statement alternative
solution likelihood of
alternative to be achieved
calculating cost benefit/
feasibility ratio and
connections to the research
and position are somewhat
unclear and somewhat
irrelevant. The underlying
logic is explicit.
40pts

The method, results, and

implications needs
improvement. There was no
clear refining of the problem
statement alternative solution
likelihood of alternative to be
achieved calculating cost
benefit/feasibility ratio little
connections to the research and
position are somewhat unclear
and somewhat irrelevant.
35 pts

Paper Structure

Organizati
on/
Clarity

Paper is coherently organized

and the logic is easy to follow.
There are no spelling or
grammatical errors and
terminology is clearly defined.
Writing is clear and concise
and persuasive.
20 pts

Paper is generally well

organized and most of the
argument is easy to follow.
There are only a few minor
spelling or grammatical
errors, or terms are not clearly
defined. Writing is mostly
clear but may lack
conciseness.

Paper is poorly organized and

difficult to read does not flow
logically from one part to
another. There are several
spelling and/or grammatical
errors; technical terms are
poorly defined. Writing lacks
clarity and conciseness.
10 pts

15 pts

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