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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies)

Postgraduate Course: Social Work and Criminal Justice: Themes and Issues (PG) (PGSP10004)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaPostgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course incorporates a problem-based learning element and taught components. Problem-based learning takes the form of Enquiry & Action Learning and is designed to enhance students' problem solving skills and knowledge of the particular domain of Social Work. The taught component examines a range of theoretical perspectives relating to Psychology and Human Development with particular relevance to this area of practice.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course participants will be able to describe and evaluate:

1. Different explanations for the characteristics and circumstances of people who use services and the services they need;
2. The range of need expressed by, and attributed to, people who use services and the social processes by which such needs become defined and acted upon;
3. Factors guiding the choice and evaluation of interventions in different circumstances;
4. The relationship between agency policies, legal requirements, ethical principles and professional boundaries;
5. The statutory basis of reports and the requirement to share these with relevant parties.
6. Legal requirements relating to data protection and the rights of citizens to have access to information held about them;
7. Relationships between agency policies, legal and regulatory requirements and professional boundaries in shaping the nature of services provided in inter-disciplinary contexts;
8. Issues associated with working across professional boundaries and with different disciplines;
9. Factors and processes facilitating effective service integration, inter-agency collaboration and partnership;
10. The complex relationships between justice, care and control in social welfare and community justice and the practical and their ethical implications.
Assessment Information
2,500 word Assignment
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Susan Wallace
Tel: (0131 6)50 6646
Email: Susan.J.Wallace@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Jane Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3912
Email: jane.marshall@ed.ac.uk
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