Undergraduate Course: Social Work: Policy and Legal Frameworks (SCWR08004)

Course Outline
School	School of Social and Political Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Social Work	Other subject area	None
Course website	None	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	This course will provide an introduction to how Policy and Legal Frameworks define social work practice. Social Work, both as an occupational practice and as an academic subject, evolves, adapts, and changes in response to the social, political and economic challenges and demands of contemporary social welfare policy, practice and legislation. This course will explore the policy aims and broad legal requirements in three major areas of social work practice: child care and protection; community care for vulnerable adults; social work in the criminal justice system. There will be a short series of lectures to consider the relationship of law to social work practice and to provide a basic understanding of the Scottish legal system.

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	No

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)						WebCT enabled: Yes		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Central	Lecture		1-11				10:00 - 10:50
Central	Lecture		1-11		10:00 - 10:50
First Class	First class information not currently available
Additional information	1 hour(s) per week for 9 week(s).
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours:Minutes	Stationery Requirements		Comments
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Social Work: Policy and Legal Frameworks		2:00	3 x 8 sides
Resit Exam Diet (August)			2:00	3 x 8 sides

Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV2)						WebCT enabled: No		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Central	Lecture	Lecture	1-11		10:00 - 10:50
Central	Lecture	Lecture	1-11				10:00 - 10:50
First Class	Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower Theatre C
Additional information	1 hour(s) per week for 9 week(s).
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours:Minutes	Stationery Requirements		Comments
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Social Work: Policy and Legal Frameworks		2:00	3 x 8 sides

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have acquired a broad overview of: - The nature of legal authority - The significance of legislative and legal frameworks for social work intervention - The application of legislation in social work practice - The conflicts between statutory responsibility, policy and practice.

Assessment Information
1 x 2hr exam weighted at 60% 1 essay of 1500-2000 words or equivalent, weighted at 40%

Special Arrangements
None

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Gary Clapton Tel: (0131 6)50 3903 Email: Gary.Clapton@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Jane Marshall Tel: (0131 6)50 3912 Email: jane.marshall@ed.ac.uk