Topical Issues in Social Work (5cr)
Code: TOS0005B16S-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 03.09.2018 - 21.09.2018
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 11.02.2019 - 29.03.2019
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- EDUCATION
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 100
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
- Teachers
- Marja Katisko
- Lauri Uljas
- Course
- TOS0005B16S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Topical Issues in Social Work TOS0005B16S-3002. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Objective
The students will be able to
- Understand different theories and theoretical approaches used in social work
- Understand and recognise the operation of power in social work practice
- Understand the need for critical reflection in social work practice
- Understand the role of social work in different global contexts
Content
Contents
- Different theories used in social work
- Power in social work practice
- Critical reflexivity/reflective practice in social work
- Social work in different global contexts
Location and time
5.3-29.3.2018
Materials
Exam material (the exact chapters willbe confirmed in the beginning of the course):
-Lecture materials
-Gray, M., Coates, J. & Yellow Bird, M. (2016). Indigenous Social Work around the World: Towards Culturally Relevant Education and Practice. Farnham: Ashgate. (Chapters to be read: Introduction, 1, 2, 3, 20, 21)
-Healy, L.M. (2001). International Social Work: Professional Action in an Interdependent World. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. (Chapters to be read: 1-4)
-Teater, B. (2010). Introduction to Applying Social Work Theories and Methods. Maidenhead: Open University Press. (Chapters to be read: 1-4, 9)
Additional literature:
-Grey, M. (2005). Dilemmas of International Social Work: Paradoxical Processes in Indigenization, Universalism and Imperialism. International Journal of Social Welfare 14 (3), 231-238.
-Grey, M. and Fook, J. (2004). The Quest for a Universal Social Work: Some Issues and Implications. The International Journal of Social Work Education 23 (5), 625-644.
-Gray, M.; Coates, J.;Yellow Bird, M.&Hetherington, T.(2013). Decolonizing Social Work. Farnham: Ashgate.
-Healy, L. M. and Link, R. J. (2012). Handbook of International Social Work. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
-Lawrence, S.; Lyons, K.; Simpson, G. & Huegler, N. (eds.) (2009). Introducing International Social Work. Exeter: Learning Matters.
-Payne, M. (2014). Modern Social Work Theory. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Teaching methods
blended learning
Exam schedules
on the general DIAK exam days
Completion alternatives
Possibility to get RPL/AHOT if equivalent studies and study credits are carried out in a University or University of Applied Sciences. Possibility to get AHOT/RPLby work experience from direct client work complemented with a reflective essay.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
ressubmitted-5
Further information
Introduction to Social Work (ISW) or similar studies required.
Available for students in the open university of applied sciences.