TOSMK23HKI Topical Issues in Social Work (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

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Tavoitteet

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 local and global contexts

Sisältö

Contents:
• Different theories used in social work
• Power in social work practice
• Critical reflection and reflective practice in social work
• Social work in different local and global contexts.

Oppimateriaalit

Exam material (the exact chapters willbe confirmed in the beginning of the course):
-Lecture materials
-Assessment of the National Action Plan for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation and Extremism by the Ministry of the Interior
-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.
-Payn

Opetusmenetelmät

blended learning
Individual and group work on the given assignments
Oral group exam

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

on the general DIAK exam days

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

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.

Lisätiedot

Introduction to Social Work (ISW) or similar studies required.
Available for students in the open university of applied sciences.