SW 3243 - Social Welfare Law

• 1. Understand the history and contemporary practice of social work ethics oversight by licensing boards and the National Association of Social Workers.
• 2. Understand various ways that the law results in oppression of and discrimination against various populations based on racial, ethnic, age, sexual orientation and other characteristics.
• 3. Recognize when a client is being oppressed and/or the law is discriminating against a client, and understand how to assist that client to seek justice.
• 4. Gain skills in learning how to locate and read legal materials and use oral and written communication and technology to assist clients to seek justice.
• 5. Learn how to recognize the particular areas of the law that affect clients of various backgrounds and in various settings, including how laws differ across jurisdictions.