Advanced Topics in Macro Social Work

This course assumes a critical approach to understanding formal participation, that is government-sponsored participation. It also adopts a pragmatic stance to developing core practice competencies needed for the design and implementation of meaningful, inclusive formal participation strategies. The overall intent is to prepare policy practitioners to design and implement meaningful, inclusive participation strategies. Emphasis is given to how it can be used as an effective mechanism to shape and inform policy decision-making in the pursuit of responsive policies for marginalized communities.