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Advanced Policy Practice (SOWK 588)

Term: 2024-2025 School Year Summer Semester

Faculty

Mr. Jacob R Campbell PhD

I value collaborating and working on problems in person. I go between several sites (e.g., Heritage at Toppenish/Kennewick campuses, Columbia Basin College Campus, and my home office). I adapt my location and schedule to meet the needs of a given week, so my schedule does vary depending on the needs for that week. The following is my general plan for locations:

  • Tuesdays and Saturdays (when we have MSW classes) in Toppenish
  • Wednesdays and Thursdays in Kennewick

I schedule specific times for weekly collaboration and student meetings at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. When this time must be changed, I move it so there is always a scheduled time each week. During my scheduled office hours at each site, I’m open for people to come by in person or join Zoom (https://heritage.zoom.us/my/dr.jacob).

You can check out my NOW page for my schedule this week and today. To schedule a specific meeting time, feel free to email me (campbell_j@heritage.edu) or call/text me at (509) 392–1056.

I attempt to maintain an open door policy, meaning days I’m on campus you can also come by my office and meet as needed. My offices are as follows:

Toppenish Campus: Simpkins Hall in Office 2126
Tri-Cities Campus in Kennewick: Office 4209

Schedule

Sat, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (5/27/2025 - 7/18/2025) Location: TO

Description

Students will acquire a deeper understanding of social policies at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels in the context of policy implementation and advocacy impacts on oppressed and marginalized populations. Students will identify and explain social policy theories such as social construction, political economy, cost-benefit analysis, and feminist perspectives to analyze cases; understand diverse client populations; create culturally tailored interventions; predict results; and evaluate outcomes. They will compare the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, and social welfare policies in United States. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program