Spring 2025
SOCWEL 254 002 - SEM 002
Policy Practice in Social Work
Jean Emery Johnstone
Class #:33071
Units: 2
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
School of Social Welfare
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
9
Enrolled: 33
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 42
Waitlist Max: 5
Open Reserved Seats:
10 reserved for Social Welfare: Graduate Students
Hours & Workload
2 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week, and 4 hours of outside work hours per week.
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Course Catalog Description
This course focuses on sharpening students’ skills in policy practice, so that they can serve as more effective change agents in their organizational, systems, and policy environments. In social work, policy practice typically entails proposing or enacting policy change in legislative, regulatory, agency, and/or community settings to enhance social and economic justice.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
10 reserved for Social Welfare: Graduate Students
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None