| CODE | SWP5237 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Practice Seminars | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Social Policy and Social Work | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will focus on addressing transversal themes that are central to social work practice. These will include Loss, Resilience, Spirituality, Emotional Intelligence, Assessment, Risk Assessment, Abuse, Neglect and Safeguarding, Case Management, Ethical Issues, Leadership, Culturally Sensitive Practice, Supervision, Social Media/ICT, Evidence Informed Practice, Reflective Practice and Practice-Based Research. Students will also be encouraged to propose themes which are of interest to them and which they intend exploring in their dissertation. Study-Unit Aims: 1. To provide students with the opportunity to learn and critically reflect about a number of transversal themes that cut across social work practice; 2. To give students the opportunity to discuss key themes with seasoned practitioners who are experts in particular fields; 3. To stimulate background reading about the themes under consideration and to encourage further debate and study about some of these key themes. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Explain the key notions that pertain to the various themes that would have been considered during the study-unit; 2. Critically analyse how these core themes contribute to effective social work practice; 3. Report the views of seasoned practitioners about the key themes. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate the ability to engage in a critical analysis of the themes considered; 2. Demonstrate the ability to debate issues that arise in practice drawing both on the practitioners' contribution and their own practice experiences; 3. Analyse their application of knowledge of some of the key themes in their practice. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Adams, R., Dominelli, L. & Payne, M. (Eds.) (2009). Social work: Themes, issues and critical debates. (3rd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Adams, R. Dominelli, L. & Payne, M. (Eds.) (2009). Critical practice in social work. (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Mattaini, M.A. & Lowery, C.T. (Eds.). (2007). Foundations of social work practice. (4th ed.). Washington, DC: NASW Press. Supplementary readings will be provided around the various themes address during this study-unit. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Qualifications: BA (Hons) Social Work or equivalent | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Seminar and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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