Social Work (SOWK)
School of Social Work
Faculty of Public Affairs
SOWK 4102 [0.5 credit]
Aboriginal Peoples and Social Policy
Social welfare issues from an Aboriginal perspective (Canadian, international), including child welfare, racism, justice, violence against women and children, substance abuse. Policy issues within a historical and contemporary social, political and economic context. Implications of self-determination for Aboriginal social policy and programs.
Prerequisite: third-year Honours standing,
SOWK 1000; or
SOWK 3000 (which may be taken concurrently); or permission of the School of Social Work.
Lecture three hours a week.