Motivation to Teach Social Action:
I am committed to preparing social work students to move beyond understanding social problems toward engaging in meaningful social change. I hope to learn innovative teaching approaches that integrate advocacy, critical reflection, and collective action into the classroom. I am excited to learn from and contribute to a community of educators who are reimagining how we prepare the next generation of social workers as agents of change.
Course Description:
This course introduces basic concepts related to social welfare with a particular focus on economic inequality, poverty, and systematic oppression through a human rights perspective. Students learn to identify and assess social problems and connect these problems to social work practice and policy. Students will connect the content infused throughout the curriculum related to social justice and equality for oppressed and vulnerable populations.
Taught By:
Saumya Tripathi
Assistant Professor
Social Work
Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University
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