Postgraduate Course: Specialist Electives in Practice and Management: Application to a Practice Setting (Criminal Justice) (SCWR11013)
Course Outline
School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | Generic skills and knowledge are necessary in all aspects of criminal justice social work. However specialist knowledge and skills are required in practice with different client groups, practice in a range of settings and the management of these combinations. This course will allow practitioners and managers to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of a specialist field of practice. The expectation will be that this relates to their actual area of practice or management and will therefore need prior approval from the programme director. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students be able to:
Demonstrate awareness of issues associated with their elective area of study.
Demonstrate awareness of associated ethical issues
Demonstrate awareness of particular practice/ skills considerations
Demonstrate contemporary knowledge relating to evidence- based practice relevant to specialist area of study.
Evaluate intervention outcomes.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Additional Class Delivery Information |
A plan of independent study will be developed covering 6 days with the student and their tutor. The exception will be a Good Practice in Social Work Management course delivered over 4 workshop days with 2 days of online learning. |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Lorraine Waterhouse
Tel: (0131 6)50 3913
Email: lorraine.waterhouse@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
Email: gillian.macdonald@ed.ac.uk |
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