LINKING SOCIAL-WELFARE POLICY AND GLOBAL PROBLEMS - LESSONS LEARNED FROM AN ADVANCED SEMINAR

This article is a case study of an advanced social welfare policy semi nar that explored the interconnections between global threats such as violence and warfare, environmental degradation, poverty, and immigrat ion, and the current and future endeavors of the social work professio n. The author describes the theoretical underpinnings and format of th e seminar, examines four propositions or lessons that emerged from the course, and analyzes the implications of these lessons for social wor k practice, research, and education.