Postgraduate Course: Social Work in Communities (PG) (SCWR10025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | 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 description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students should be able to:
! Identify the history, demographics and characteristics of an identified community, including issues such as poverty, unemployment, racism and disability;
! Identify the range of need expressed by and attributed to the people who use services and their carers and the social processes by which such needs become defined and acted upon;
! Develop your understanding of a range of models and methods of assessment in different practice contexts;
! Assess human situations across the lifespan taking account of a number of factors including the views of those involved, theoretical concepts, research evidence, legislation and organisational policies and procedures;
! Identify the range of services/resources that exist in communities and the purposes they serve, taking account of legal and other duties;
! Make effective contact with individuals and organisations to gain information about the needs and strengths of communities;
! Contribute to each other=s learning through allocating tasks and gathering and presenting information.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
6 hours lectures per week for 10 weeks plus 4 hours per week in group work. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Mark Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 4637
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Course secretary | Miss Lizzie Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3079
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