Course and programme syllabus

The objective of the course is to obtain knowledge and skills from social work field that are of value for the further studies and future professional role. The students will through their own reactions and attitudes as well as critically and theoretically reflect upon their own professional role as a social worker

Expected learning outcomes

After completing the course the student should be able to:
* demonstrate knowledge and exprience from social work practice
* explain the purposes and activities of social work in a specific organizational and cultural context
* understand and clarify the consequences of social work actions on people's lives
* reflect on social work practice in a specific context
* be responsive to personal feelings, behaviour and thoughts and understand how these can impact professional action.

Required Knowledge

Participants must be exchange students studying for a degree in social work or equivalent and must have completed their first year.

Form of instruction

An individual plan for the practicum will be drawn up by the field supervisor and the student. The field supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the student has sufficient structural and personal support in place to facilitate the student's learning. The individual plan is seen as a pedagogical tool that will make support and organize the supervision. Supervisory sessions should normally take place one to two hours per week. They are seen as a complement to the continuous daily supervision concerning the work.

Examination modes

The examination contains of the following written assignments:
1) An Individual written description of the practicum/field placement: The student is assigned to describe and discuss the goals of the agency as well as its organization, mode of operation, staff categories and ways of cooperation.
2) An Individual written reflection: The student is assigned to reflect upon experiences and gained knowledge from the field placement.

To obtain a pass for the whole course, all written assignments must have been graded pass (G).

Rules regarding examinations:
A student who fails to obtain a pass result on the regular test is entitled to the opportunity of a re-take. A re-take must be offered not more than two months after the regular test, but it must not be offered earlier than ten working days after the result of the regular test has been announced and a copy of the student's examination script is made available. Re-take time(s) should be announced not later than the day of the regular test. In addition, at least one further re-take opportunity (known as a "catching-up test") must be offered within one year of the regular test.

A student who has passed an examination may not be re-examined.

In cases where examinations or compulsory course elements cannot be repeated according to the rules of re-takes and the practical work that has to be done again, these can be replaced with a different task. The extent and content of such a task should be in a reasonable proportion to the missed compulsory course element.

A student has the right to be examined in accordance with the same syllabus as during the original examination for up to two years after the first registration.

If the student has a certificate of special pedagogical support, the examiner has the right to decide on an adjusted form of examination.

A student who has taken two tests for a course or segment of a course without passing has the right to have another examiner appointed unless there exist special circumstances (Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 6, section 11b). A request for another examiner should be sent in to the Director of Studies at the Department of Social Work, Umeå University.

Literature

Valid from: 2024 week 8

Theory for social work practice
Blom Björn, Morén Stefan
First edition : Lund : Studentlitteratur : [2019] : 200 sidor :
ISBN: 9789144125008
Mandatory
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Duffy Simon
The Citizenship Theory of social justice: Exploring the meaning of personalisation for social workers
Journal of Social Work Practice 2010;24(3):253-67 : 2010 :
Mandatory

Handbook of international social work : human rights, development, and the global profession
Healy Lynne M., Link Rosemary J.
New York : Oxford University Press : cop. 2012 : 534 s. :
ISBN: 0-19-533361-6 (inb.)
Mandatory
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Johnson Louise C.
Social work practice : a generalist approach
4. ed. : Boston : Allyn and Bacon : cop. 1992 : xvii, 377 p. :
ISBN: 0-205-13140-9
Mandatory
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The Dialectics Between Specialization and Integration: Politicians' and Managers' Views on Forms of Organization in the Swedish Social Services
Perlinski M, Blom B, Morén S, Lundgren M
Administration in Social Work. Vol. 35 (1), 60-87. : 2011 :
Mandatory

Getting a sense of the client: Working methods in the personal social services in Sweden.
Perlinski M, Blom B, Morén S
Journal of Social Work, 13(5), 508-532 : 2013 :
Mandatory

Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions :

Mandatory

The government of Sweden
The government of Sweden :

Mandatory

Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principle Global Standards for Social Work
IASSW/IFSW :

Mandatory

Global Standards for Social Work: Global Definition of Social Work:
IASSW/IFSW :

Mandatory

Education and Training Global Standards for Social Work
IASSW/IFSW :

Mandatory

Valid from: 2020 week 36