Social Work in Context (UG) (U01516)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : SPS-3-SW3a

This course incorporates 3 main elements (i) Enquiry & Action Learning - designed to enhance students problem solving skills and knowledge of the 3 main domains of SW practice i.e. children and families, community care and criminal justicce (ii) SW Law & Welfare Rights - aim to ensure students have a good understanding of the Scottish Legal system and detailed knowledge of professional law of relevance to-day and practice.(iii) Psychology/Human Development - examine a range of theoretical perspectives relating to Psychology and Human Development over the life cycle.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Social Work: Making a Difference; Social Work:Policy and Legal Frameworks; Social Policy and Society; Politics of the Welfare State; From Research into Practice: Landmarks in social work research; Methods of Social Inquiry

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Social Work, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 19 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 6 hour(s) per week for 12 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
22/09/2005	11:00	13:00	Lecture Theatre, Robson Building	Med+Vet

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

EAL: Explanations for characteristics & circumstances of service users & services needed; Range of need of people who use services & their carers - social processes by which needs are defined & acted upon; Factors guiding choice & evaluation of interventions; Relationship between agency policies, legal requirements, ethical principles & professional boundaries; Statutory basis of reports & requirement to share with relevant parties; Legal requirements of data protection & right of citizen access to information about them; Relationships between agency policies, legal & regulatory requirements & professional boundaries shaping services in inter-disciplinary contexts; Working across professional & discipline boundaries; Facilitating service integration, inter-agency collaboration & partnership; Relationships between justice, care & control in social welfare & community justice & their practical and ethical implications. Law: Legal bases for intervention & significance of relationships with statutory social services - education, housing, health, criminal justice, income maintenance & other services by voluntary organisations & support groups; Concepts of rights, responsibility, freedom, authority & power - practice of s/workers as moral & statutory agents; S/Workers' duties & responsibilities to protect public & uphold law; Legislative & legal frameworks, service standards, practice guidelines & practice codes; The application of legislation in practice, statutory responsibility & conflict between statute, policy & practice; Legislation on the people's rights, esp measures designed to tackle discrimination.Psychology/Human Development: Ind. & social development theories, identity & functioning - infancy to old age & death; Nature, characteristics & effects of developmental delay, disruption & trauma & significance of resilience. Knowledge, skills & values necessary to understand & take effective action in a variety of s/work contexts.

Assessment Information

3 x 2,500 word assignments - Social Work with Children and Families; Community Care and; Criminal Justice (60%)
1 x 2,500 word assignment Social Work Law (40%)
To achieve a pass grade for this course overall, students must achieve at least a pass grade in each of the four elements of assessment.