SOSER BADS 1103: SOCIAL SERVICES

This course introduces the student to a variety of local programs and services for needy people in local communities assisted by state and non-state actors. Social Service programs aim at providing people with social security and welfare as set forth in the constitution and local governments statutes on what constitute holistic livelihood for citizens in a given context. The course will provide students with knowledge and skills of providing social service in local contexts. The course will further equip development students with skills to lobby and advocate for social services for the most vulnerable in society including financial and protective services for seniors.