COURSE TITLE: SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Analysis of social welfare policies, programs and services of relevant stakeholders and institutions in the public and private
sectors such as government agencies, non-governmental organizations, people’s organizations, faith-based organizations,
corporate foundations and their implications to social work practice.

GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Cognitive
1.1 Distinguish between social welfare policies, programs and services and how they are related to one another;
1.2 Discuss how social welfare perspectives and policies influences the nature of programs, services and functions of
social workers
1.3 Discuss how social work practice influences social policies
1.4 Discuss how people’s organizations and social movements influences or advocate for social policies
1.5 Illustrate the policy making cycle in the national and local levels

2. Affective
Justify the importance of social welfare policies, programs and services in lives of poor, marginalized and
vulnerable groups

3. Psychomotor
Prepare a policy analysis paper (can be individual or group)

COURSE CONTENT:

Week Learning Outcome Lesson/Topic Strategy/Methodology/ Assessment/ Resources

Activity Student’s Output (Materials)
1 Clarify goals and Orientation Workshop: (e.g. any - Expectations of - Exercise materials needed
expectations of the -Expectation Setting expectation setting teacher and if appropriate
subject -Course Content & exercise will do) students were -Syllabus
Requirements levelled off w/
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 -Course Reference regards the
-Class Policies syllabus,
requirements &
Perspectives & policies
Context of Social
Welfare Policy
Making
2-4 Discuss the Introduction to Social Lecture/Discussion Graded Recitation Appropriate teaching
concepts and Welfare Principles & materials & equipment (i.e.
principles relevant Concepts Group work: Concept Group work output: reading materials, LCD,
to social welfare mapping Completed concept blackboard/whiteboard)
and social work and a) Review of definition map
their relationships of social work: global
& Philippine legal
Justify the definition
importance of social b) Implication of these
welfare policy and social work
program and definitions to social
services in social welfare
work practice c) Stakeholders/Sectors
involved in social
Distinguish the welfare (e.g. public,
different social private, voluntary,
welfare mutual aid &
perspectives and informal)
how it influences the d) What are needs &
nature of policies, why is it
programs and problematic/contro-
services versial?
e) Equality vs. Equity
Explain the concept f) From Needs-based
of social welfare, to Human Rights
social development approach
and sustainable g) Principles of Social
development and Welfare: Social
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how they are related Justice, Human
to one another Rights, Respect for
Diversity
Explain how gender h) Other relevant
perspectives concepts: social
influences policy, programs &
development services and social
policies, programs welfare/development
and services agencies. How are
they related to one
another

Compare and Different Social Welfare Lecture-discussion or

contrast Social Perspectives Group report
Welfare & Social
Protection & explain a) Neoliberal Social
their relationship to Welfare
one another b) Residual
c) Institutional
d) Developmental
Social Welfare
e) Social Welfare,
Social Development
& Sustainable
Development
f) Gender &
Development

Emerging Discourse:
Social Welfare and
Social Protection as it is
practiced in the
Philippine Context

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 Social Welfare
Policies, Policy
Making &
Implementation
5-7 Illustrate and Overview of Generic Lecture/Discussion Assignment -Same as above-
explain the Policy Formulation Output: Group
framework and Process Assignment: Group Written Analysis of
generic steps in analysis of a policy Case (GWAC)
policy making a) Models of policy making case &
making presentation of results Group report on
Illustrate & explain b) Stages/Steps GWAC results
the policy making c) Converting policies
steps in any of the into programs &
following levels of services
policy making: d) Context: i.e. political,
Global, National & socio-economic,
Local cultural, natural
environment
Enumerate & e) Policy advocacy
explain the sources
of funding social
policies Levels of Policy Making

Illustrate & explain a) Global: ASEAN, UN Reflection paper

the steps in b) National: Executive,
budgeting social Congress & Judicial
policies in the Phil. c) Local:
context LGU/devolution
Funding Social Policies:
Sources & Process of
Budgeting (Phil.
Experience)
8-11 Identify international Social Welfare Laws &
Study visit to a govt
institution w/ policy
making role: i.e.
Congress or
city/municipal/barangay
council or DSWD
Library Work & internet Inventory/Summary -Same as above-
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legal instruments as Policies for different research report on social
bases of Philippine Poor, Marginalized & Historical Timeline of welfare laws
social welfare Vulnerable Sectors i.e., social welfare laws affecting different
policies women, children, PWDs, Interactive discussion sectors
senior citizens, internally - News casting
Identify, discuss & displaced persons, etc. - Invitation of Expert/
critique selected Resource Person on
existing social the social welfare
welfare laws and International Legal laws
policies that protect Instruments - Use of case situations
the various sectors -Conventions and
in Philippine society. Treaties
(UNHCR, ,UNCRC,
Identify, discuss & UNCEDAW, etc.)
critique selected -ASEAN policies/
existing programs directions
and services that -etc.
respond to specific
clientele needs in National and
the Philippine Local Policies and
context . Programs/ Services for
the Poor, Vulnerable &
Marginalized i.e.
women, children, PWDs,
migrant workers, labor
sector, IPs, informal
settlers, etc.

Relevant Portions of the

Philippine Development
Plan of Current
Administration as it
applies to Social Welfare
& Development

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 Tools for Policy
Analysis
12-15 Demonstrate basic Selected Tools for Policy Lecture-discussion GWAC report -Same as above-
skill in using gender Analysis: Framework, GWAC: for tool
analysis & at least Concepts, Operation & application
two (2) additional
Application
tools for policy
analysis. 1. Stakeholder analysis
2. SWOT analysis
3. Force field analysis
4. Gender Analysis

16-17 Demonstrate Individual or group work Comprehensive GWAC Submitted Group -Same as above-
competencies in in policy analysis or Report
analyzing social Group report on actual
welfare policies and policies and programs
programs using a of a social welfare
given model of agency or
policy making and
set of analytical Gender-based
tools Policy Analysis specific
on school student
manual
18 Identify and discuss Ethical Considerations in Lecture-discussion Final Exam -Same as above-
potential ethical Policy Making Workshop & Plenary
issues related to
policy making Course Synthesis

Make concluding
statements (verbal
or written) regarding
SWPP as a field of
practice of social
workers
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Depends on the class policy of the teacher.

GRADING SYSTEM: The policy on the grading system of the HEI will be followed.

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