SWK 586 - Integrated Health Policy and Services

Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This is an advanced social work course that prepares students to understand and address health care policy as it relates to community social work practice in healthcare settings. Students will understand, review, and analyze how policies, such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Car Act (PPACA), impact the delivery of patient care. Students will also evaluate the impact of Medicare and Medicaid systems, as well as employer-sponsored and individually-purchased health insurance on the quality and delivery of patient care. This course will prepare students to examine how legislation can be used as the vehicle to change healthcare and behavioral healthcare systems through integration of services. Students will be prepared to conduct policy analysis, policy implementation, evaluation, and compliance in a variety healthcare settings.
Grade Type: Letter Grade