Postgraduate Course: Social Work in Communities (PG) (SCWR10025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Social Work |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is intended to familiarise students with the range of communities and contexts in which social work is practised and to introduce them to a range of methods of practising social work. The focus is on social work=s broad welfare role and will include themes of assessment, early intervention, prevention, resilience and capacity building in both individuals and communities.
An Enquiry Action Learning approach is used in which students work together in small groups in order to ?grow= their professional knowledge and understanding. This is designed to enhance problem solving skills and knowledge of the theory, skills and values of social work in its different contexts.
The EA Learning group work, together with practice orientation and assignment tasks, is supported by teaching and learning around particular strands: Law; Ethics; Services and Policy Context; Development across the Lifespan; Health and Illness; and Skills Theories and Methods A diagram depicting the various ?strands= or components parts of this course and their inter-relationship can be found after the learning outcomes
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students should be able to:
! Identify the history, demographics and characteristics of an identified community, including issues such as poverty, unemployment, racism and disability;
! Identify the range of need expressed by and attributed to the people who use services and their carers and the social processes by which such needs become defined and acted upon;
! Develop your understanding of a range of models and methods of assessment in different practice contexts;
! Assess human situations across the lifespan taking account of a number of factors including the views of those involved, theoretical concepts, research evidence, legislation and organisational policies and procedures;
! Identify the range of services/resources that exist in communities and the purposes they serve, taking account of legal and other duties;
! Make effective contact with individuals and organisations to gain information about the needs and strengths of communities;
! Contribute to each other=s learning through allocating tasks and gathering and presenting information.
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Assessment Information
This course will be formally assessed by different means:
Two written assignments:
Part A & 2000 words 40%
Part B - 2000 words 40%
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A group presentation 20%
Students are required to pass each component part of the course assessment and the total mark will be an aggregate of the marks for Parts A & B and the Group Presentation.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Mark Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 4637
Email: mark.smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jane Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3912
Email: jane.marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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