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Social Policy for Social Services & Health Practitioners Specialization
Social Welfare Policy for Practitioners & Citizens. For health practitioners, educators, social service providers: anyone who works with people or votes
Free
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coursera
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2 months at 10 hours a week 
english
Online - Self Paced
specialization
Columbia University
About Social Policy for Social Services & Health Practitioners Specialization
Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
Earn a career certificate from Columbia University
What You Will Learn?
- Compare historical, intellectual and cross-national perspectives on the size, structure and outcomes of U.S. social policy .
- Demonstrate knowledge of U.S. social welfare policy and its economic, social, and political contexts, in order to be an engaged citizen.
- Differentiate the various levels and structures of public benefits, and the social justice impact on people receiving them.
- Formulate skills in social policy implementation in order to be more effective in professional practice.