Social Theory & Social Change
Prerequisites: Doctoral student standing at Loyola University Chicago; Students in other LUC Doctoral programs may register for the course with approval from the School of Social Work Doctoral Program Director.
This course will explore the evolution and development of macro practice in the United States with a focus on theory and methods that undergird community practice and policy practice. Course content will include a conceptual history of macro practice within social work, including the unique role of macro practice methods in carrying out the mission of the social work profession. The role of different forms of power, at the institutional and social level, as well as values and ethical dilemmas associated with macro practice and their relation to social work, will also inform the course.
Outcomes: Evaluate the use of macro practice, including community practice (ie, development, planning, organization) and policy practice in the United States; Critically analyze how macro practice evolved within the social work profession, including the degree to which macro practice methods and models have advanced social work's historic mission and values; Identify how macro practice methods are used to address forms of social, political, and economic inequality, promote social justice, and secure human rights.
This course will explore the evolution and development of macro practice in the United States with a focus on theory and methods that undergird community practice and policy practice. Course content will include a conceptual history of macro practice within social work, including the unique role of macro practice methods in carrying out the mission of the social work profession. The role of different forms of power, at the institutional and social level, as well as values and ethical dilemmas associated with macro practice and their relation to social work, will also inform the course.
Outcomes: Evaluate the use of macro practice, including community practice (ie, development, planning, organization) and policy practice in the United States; Critically analyze how macro practice evolved within the social work profession, including the degree to which macro practice methods and models have advanced social work's historic mission and values; Identify how macro practice methods are used to address forms of social, political, and economic inequality, promote social justice, and secure human rights.