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Social Services for Families, Seniors and Those with Disabilities
This course is part of Social Policy for Social Services & Health Practitioners Specialization
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english
Online - Self Paced
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Columbia University
About Social Services for Families, Seniors and Those with Disabilities
Learn new concepts from industry experts
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Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
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What You Will Learn?
- Describe the income and services support system including eligibility and benefits for families, poor families, people with disabilities and seniors.
- Explain the issues involved in addressing the income and service needs of or families, poor families, people with disabilities and seniors .
- Integrate US values debate - the tension between self-sufficiency & investment - in understanding the income and service system for the populations.
- Honors: Develop policy recommendations based on on research of practices on the ground in preparation for a professional policy analysis. .