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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
2 lectures per week for 11 week(s).
Weekly tutorials begin in week 2 - to sign up for a tutorial please go to LEARN week 1 of the semester. |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
164 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Social Work: Policy and Legal Frameworks | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. The legislation and policy frameworks that affect contemporary social work practice in the UK and had an opportunity to compare this with other countries
2. How social work practice has both shaped and is shaped by legislation and policy
3. The place of law and policy as part of the effective social workers tool kit.
4. The place of social work values in policy and legal frameworks. |
Assessment Information
1 x 2hr exam weighted at 60%
1 essay of 1500-2000 words or equivalent, weighted at 40%
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gary Clapton
Tel: (0131 6)50 3903
Email: Gary.Clapton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Claire Moggie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4001
Email: Claire.Moggie@ed.ac.uk |
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