Introducing social work: a starter kit
Gain a deeper understanding of professional social work and its core values. Learn effective communication skills and ethical principles. Explore the importance of involving service users in decision making. Recognize the impact of oppression and social exclusion. Discover how human development patterns shape motivations and behaviors.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Appreciate in greater depth what professional social work is, and what it is not, and learn that on occasions you are able to ‘think like a social worker’
Identify some of the principal components of the communication skills applicable to social work and to understand that social work is based on a series of clear values and ethical principles to which professional social workers subscribe
Understand why social workers hold as central, the direct involvement of service users in decision making regarding their lives
Appreciate the impact of oppression and social exclusion in the lives of individuals and communities, and why it is important for social workers to take these factors into account in their work
Understand some of the ways in which the patterns in human development offer important clues for understanding the nature of people’s motivations, choices and behaviours.
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