Health and Behavioral Health Policy and Systems
Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504 or SOWK 508, SOWK 505, and SOWK 509; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students.
This course provides students with frameworks for understanding the interrelationship between developments in health and behavioral health policy, delivery systems, and social work practice on micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Practice issues associated with organizational structure, patient-centered care, team and interdisciplinary relations, as well as collaboration and conflict, are considered.
Outcomes: Analyze and evaluate the structure and financing of US health and behavioral health systems to identify disparities and propose strategies that promote equitable access to care; Critically assess and apply theories and models of health policy to develop evidence-informed recommendations that address systemic inequities in health and behavioral health service delivery; Design and advocate for policy and organizational changes that advance social, racial, and economic justice within health and behavioral health systems through interdisciplinary collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
This course provides students with frameworks for understanding the interrelationship between developments in health and behavioral health policy, delivery systems, and social work practice on micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Practice issues associated with organizational structure, patient-centered care, team and interdisciplinary relations, as well as collaboration and conflict, are considered.
Outcomes: Analyze and evaluate the structure and financing of US health and behavioral health systems to identify disparities and propose strategies that promote equitable access to care; Critically assess and apply theories and models of health policy to develop evidence-informed recommendations that address systemic inequities in health and behavioral health service delivery; Design and advocate for policy and organizational changes that advance social, racial, and economic justice within health and behavioral health systems through interdisciplinary collaboration and stakeholder engagement.