Welcome to OfCourse!, a vibrant new way to learn about policy, social justice, and other macro content. OfCourse! utilizes creative video, animation, innovative graphics, music, and expert interviews to inspire and inform students about historical and current subjects that matter.

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Course Curriculum

    1. Opening

    2. The Indefatigable Dorothea Dix

    3. Explaining the "Exceptional" US Social Welfare System

    4. The Bad Old Days: Life in the 19th & 20th Centuries

    5. Riding on the Orphan Train

    6. Hull House & The Settlement Home Movement

    7. Saving Babies: The Early Years of The Children's Bureau

    8. Black Groundbreakers in Social Work

    9. The Great Depression and the Social Security Act

    10. Conclusion: Living in History's Echo

    11. References for Highlights in Social Welfare History

    1. Opening

    2. Introduction to Poverty

    3. Poverty Measures & Basic Needs

    4. Poverty by the Numbers - 2023

    5. Poverty Myths: Exposed

    6. More Than a Statistic: The Pain of Poverty

    7. Poverty in Comparative Perspective

    8. Face to Face: Interview with Anti-Poverty Expert Dr. Mark Rank

    9. The CARES Act and Poverty Early in the Covid-19 Pandemic

    10. Official Poverty Measure vs Supplemental Poverty Measure (with quiz)

    11. The Success Sequence: A Path to Reduce Poverty?

    12. Fighting Poverty: Programs that Work

    13. References for Poverty: America's Enduring Disgrace

    1. Opening

    2. Pandemic Realities: Past, Present & Future

    3. Covid Timeline (with interactives)

    4. Relief Policies During the Pandemic

    5. Deep Dive Podcast: Social Work & Advocacy Practice in the Pandemic

    6. The Striking Success of Covid Vaccines

    7. Covid: Year 5

    1. Opening

    2. Significant People & Events in African American History: 1600s-2022

    3. Disparities in African American Health and Wellbeing

    4. Arguing Reparations

    5. What is Anti-Racist Practice?

    6. African American Life Expectancy in the Covid Pandemic

    7. Black Hardship Across the Lifespan

    8. Black Progress Over the Last 50 Years

    9. The Magnolia Mother's Trust

    10. Recommended Books: African American Women in the Freedom Struggle

    1. Opening: Workin' for a Living

    2. Frances Perkins: Unsung Heroine of the Minimum Wage

    3. Minimum Wage Timeline

    4. The Best of Times: The Minimum Wage in the 60s

    5. 2026 Minimum Wage Rates in the U.S.

    6. The EITC: Anti-Poverty Rock Star

    7. How the EITC Works

    8. The EITC Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

    9. 2026 Earned Income Tax Credit

    10. A Tale of Two Popular Programs

    11. The Family Medical Leave Act at 30

    12. Ten Things You Should Know About the Workers Compensation Program

    13. References for The MW & The EITC

    1. Opening: Food for Thought

    2. SNAP: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    3. Hunger & Food Insecurity

    4. Living on SNAP: The 'Food Stamps' Experiment

    5. Something WIC This Way Comes

    6. WIC Essentials

    7. Strengths and Weaknesses of WIC

    8. SNAP for Social Work Practice

    9. Closing Thoughts

    10. References for Hunger, SNAP & WIC

About this course

  • $50.00
  • 120 lessons
  • 4.5 hours of video content