Undergraduate Course: Social Work in Communities (UG) (SCWR10019)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Social Work |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is intended to familiarise students with the range of communities and contexts in which social work is practised and to introduce them to a range of methods of practising social work. The focus is on social work's broad welfare role and will include themes of assessment, early intervention, prevention, resilience and capacity building in both individuals and communities.
An Enquiry Action Learning approach is used in which students work together in small groups in order to 'grow' their professional knowledge and understanding. This is designed to enhance problem solving skills and knowledge of the theory, skills and values of social work in its different contexts.
The EA Learning group work, together with practice orientation and assignment tasks, is supported by teaching and learning around particular strands: Law; Ethics; Services and Policy Context; Development across the Lifespan; Health and Illness; and Skills Theories and Methods A diagram depicting the various 'strands' or components parts of this course and their inter-relationship can be found after the learning outcomes
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. The history, demographics and characteristics of an identified community and discuss this in relation to the literature on communities;
2. Forms of social work practice as these might apply to the communities in which social workers operate;
3. Relevant theories to understand how individuals and families across the life-course and from diverse backgrounds understand and live their lives;
4. How private troubles and public issues interlink to enhance or inhibit the life-chances of individuals and families;
5. Major ethical frameworks and the personal and professional values that inform the students' emerging understanding of social work as a profession.
Three main SiESWE learning requirements will be principally addressed in this course: units 1, 2 and 3.
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Assessment Information
Students are required to pass each of the 2 essay components and to pass the course overall.
Part A - 2000 words 40%
Part B - 2000 words 40%
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A group presentation 20%
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Mark Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 4637
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Course secretary | Mrs Jane Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3912
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