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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 the Law (PG) (PGSP10005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course aims to ensure students have a good understanding of the Scottish Legal system and detailed knowledge of professional law of relevance to practice.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course participants will be able to describe and evaluate:

1. Legal bases for intervention and the significance of relationships with statutory social services, especially education, housing, health, criminal justice, income maintenance and with other services provided by partner voluntary organisations and support groups;
2. The concepts of rights, responsibility, freedom, authority and power associated with the practice of social workers as moral and statutory agents.
3. Social workers' roles as statutory agents with duties and responsibilities to protect the public and uphold the law;
4. The significance of legislative and legal frameworks, service standards, practice guidelines and codes of practice.
5. The nature of legal authority, the application of legislation in practice, statutory responsibility and conflicts between statute, policy and practice.
6. Up-to-date legislation defining the rights of people, especially measures designed to tackle all forms of discrimination.

Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 2 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s).
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Janice Mcghee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3910
Email: Janice.McGhee@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Jane Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3912
Email: jane.marshall@ed.ac.uk
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