Abstract
ABSTRACT Both the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) require that social work practitioners and students engage in political and policy practice. However, social work practitioners report that they feel inadequately prepared by their education to engage in the political system. Thus, utilizing a content analysis approach, this study explores the frequency and integration of political and policy themes in Human Behavior in the Social Environment (HBSE) textbooks. Reviewing 607 learning objectives in six HBSE textbooks determined that political and policy themes are implicitly identified within these textbooks; however, more steps can be taken to integrate and explicitly incorporate political and policy themes. Thus, this article provides findings from content analysis as well as suggestions for social work educators to incorporate political and policy themes in HBSE courses.
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