101316: The Working Poor and Social Justice Initiatives

About the Course:

This Webinar by Dr. Sondra Fogel will provide participants with an overview on the condition and status of the working poor, as well as discuss clinical interventions and promising practices for this clientele. There is increasing attention to the growing numbers of individuals and families across the life-span who are working, but yet remain in or near poverty levels. These income levels provide minimal opportunities for governmental assistance, leaving this group of individuals and families to face the realities of daily life without much support. Assisting those working but poor is a new challenge facing social service providers, clinicians, and program directors. COURSE SYLLABUS I. How the working poor are defined and the current demographic information II. Policies available to the working poor III. Factors contributing to the increase in the number of the working poor IV. Clinical interventions to assist the working poor V. Promising practices for this population

Journal/Publisher:

Alliance for Children and Families

Publication Date:

Presentation date: February 1, 2008

Author

Sondra J. Fogel, PhD, ACSW (presenter)

About the Author:

Associate professor in the School of Social Work, University of South Florida. Dr. Fogel specializes in community practice in urban neighborhoods with a focus on social and economic capacity-building strategies, poverty, and homeless issues.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other human services and behavioral health professionals who seek an overview on the plight, perceptions, and strategies used to assist the working poor, and who can gain knowledge on services, practice methods, and policies that are used to help this population. It is appropriate for participants with introductory to intermediate levels of knowledge about the topic.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify and define the various criteria for the classification of “working poor”.

2. Examine the contributing factors to the working poor including macro level forces, mezzo level forces, and individual level forces.

3. Identify and evaluate clinical interventions to assist the working poor including a three-phase framework for intervention.