Course 5 discusses policies in four areas: housing, education, healthcare, and immigration, with an optional fifth module in child protection. This course addresses issues of power, oppression, and white supremacy.
Este curso forma parte de Programa especializado: Social Policy for Social Services & Health Practitioners
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Qué aprenderás
Describe the structures of US policy in each of the course’s domains: Housing, schools, healthcare, immigration and child protection
Explain the issues involved in developing policy in each of the course’s domains: Housing, schools, healthcare, immigration and child protection
Identify the challenges for US policy each of the course’s domains: Housing, schools, healthcare, immigration and child protection
Honors: Develop a policy memo for to demonstrate the learner's professional capacity to professionally interpret finding to decision makers.
Habilidades que obtendrás
Formulate practice strategies to overcome the historic biases in social welfare programsdistinguish the values inherent in each social policy initiativedifferentiate alternative approaches to social policy problemsCritique components of a social policy based on their effectiveness at meeting the goals stated in the initiativedevelop social welfare policy analysis and reform proposals
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Restablece las fechas límite en función de tus horarios.
Certificado para compartir
Obtén un certificado al finalizar
100 % en línea
Comienza de inmediato y aprende a tu propio ritmo.
Nivel principiante
Aprox. 15 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Inglés (English)
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Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
3 horas para completar
Housing and Education
Housing and education are vital needs for families and individuals. This module will describe the current programs and tensions in the US housing and education system. The module begins with a review of tax expenditures as a significant component of US social policy
3 horas para completar
10 videos (Total 50 minutos), 1 lectura, 2 cuestionarios
3 horas para completar
Understanding healthcare delivery in the U.S.
Health care is a permanent state of transition because of new discoveries, population changes and service delivery changes. The learner will distinguish the forces that shape the US health care system and the tensions in the system that lead to conflicting solutions.
3 horas para completar
12 videos (Total 60 minutos), 1 lectura, 2 cuestionarios
2 horas para completar
ACA, Medicare, and Medicaid
The US has three major health care programs: the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid. The learner will learn the underlying structure of each of the systems and will probe the debate surrounding each program
2 horas para completar
11 videos (Total 42 minutos), 1 lectura, 2 cuestionarios
4 horas para completar
Immigration
Since the original encounter between the western and eastern hemispheres, immigration has been a major economic and social force. The learner will examine the US history of immigration and the current structures of the immigration system. The module will appraise the current immigration debates and critique various reform proposals
4 horas para completar
15 videos (Total 81 minutos), 1 lectura, 3 cuestionarios
Reseñas
Principales reseñas sobre HEALTH, HOUSING, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
por RD19 de may. de 2019
It has a great outline with direct to the point facts. Making much easier to juggle a busy schedule willing a degree or certificate .
por SW5 de may. de 2021
Very informative, particularly when we look at the history of our country's development in these areas.
por MG18 de ene. de 2021
I learnt what is the social policy and how it works and why it needs to be in working.
Acerca de Programa especializado: Social Policy for Social Services & Health Practitioners
In the U.S., social policy accounts for two-thirds of government spending. Knowing how policies are constructed, what values underlie them, and how they succeed or fail makes everyone more effective at work or in their civic role. This specialization includes an HONORS track in which learners will complete a professional social policy analysis.
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