In all nations, social policy is a very large public investment. Course 1 will explore the size, structure, and outcomes of U.S. social policy and compare this policy to those of similar developed countries. The course will also probe the values this policy represents and the values debate regarding about how big our welfare state should be— in other words, how much of our education, housing, health, income support, and social services the government should supply and how much individuals should supply for themselves. This course addresses issues of power, oppression, and white supremacy.
US Social Services Compared
US Social Services Compared
This course is part of Social Policy for Social Services & Health Practitioners Specialization
Instructor: John Robertson
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Describe the development of the welfare state across developed nations distinguishing choices made in education, health or pensions
Evaluate the structures of the US welfare state to explain US choices in education, health or pensions of those seeking aid.
Differentiate the public and private welfare state to interpret structures of education, health or pensions to those seeking services
Honors: Summarize and critique readings to professionally interpret them. Identify a topic to a professional memo.
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module, you will develop an understanding of the domains, values, and expenditures of the U.S. welfare state.
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9 videos1 reading1 assignment2 peer reviews
In this module, you will explore the domains of the US welfare state and differentiate the floor, platform and safety net components
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9 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review
This module will compare US and comparable western nations in a country's approach to education, health care and income stability. The module will address the relative place of the US in the structure of it welfare state.
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7 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review
In this module, we will explain the size, structure and outcomes of US social policy when compared with comparable developed nations and to differentiate the conservative approaches to social welfare
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13 videos1 reading1 assignment2 peer reviews3 discussion prompts
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LB
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Reviewed on Mar 21, 2019
very interesting and useful for my wider studies supporting my application to universities
MP
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Reviewed on Jul 21, 2020
The course was very informative, it definitely broaden my knowledge of Social Services in the US and other Countries. I would recommend my co-workers to take this course.
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Reviewed on Jan 8, 2020
Very informative. I am very new to Social Policy, so the grounding was very useful.
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