Postgraduate Course: Social Work Services and Models (PGSP11029)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is designed for experienced professionally qualified social work practitioners who work in the Criminal Justice System. The aim of the course is to introduce students to international research on practice which can impact on levels of offending and examine the processes of assessment and intervention. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Please note that as the course is a distance learning, part time MSc, teaching is arranged in blocks of seven hour days. There are also scheduled study days. |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives
1. To promote and enhance the range and quality of community disposals as alternatives to custody in the statutory, voluntary or independent sectors.
2. To understand and critically develop principles of good practice and service delivery.
3. To evaluate the impact of new service and planning initiatives and to identify gaps in provision.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this module participants should be able to demonstrate in assessment, planning or intervention the principles of effective intervention:
- risk classification
- criminogenic need
- responsivity
- community base
- treatment modality
- programme integrity |
Assessment Information
| Assessment for this course is a 3000 word written assignment on effective practice with offenders. The assignment is designed to test students knowledge and awareness of principles of effective practice and their critical application to practice intervention. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Susan Wallace
Tel: (0131 6)50 6646
Email: Susan.J.Wallace@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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