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Social Work with a Case
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:30.08.2023 14:15:01
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LUSDK_200 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sociology; Social Politics and Organisation of Social Work | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Anita Ābele | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Welfare and Social Work | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anniņmuižas boulevard, socdk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Understanding of the legal aspects of professional activity, knowledge of the organisation of social work, knowledge of social assistance and social services. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote the acquisition of basic knowledge of social work with a case. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Micro practice in social work: social work with a case. Professional competences of a social worker. Ethics and professional values. Methodological principles of leading social work with a case. Leadership in leading a case. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Principles of the professional activity of a social worker with a social case. A scheme for solution of a social case, key elements of the process. Approach to the case and methodology (algorithm). Collection of the case history. Simulations. Creating a description of a social case. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Components characterising social problems. Criteria for identifying social problems. A set of social needs to ensure social functioning. Methods for the assessment of clients. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Defining social problems in the interaction between causes and consequences. Methods of solving social problems and professional roles. Social work with an unmotivated or “compulsory” client. Role plays and simulations. Creating a problem card for a simulated client. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Intervention planning. Resources of a social worker. Interprofessional/interinstitutional team. Performing an intervention. Role plays and simulations | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Assessment of intervention. Feedback. Importance of supervision in social work with a case. Role plays and simulations | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Micro practice in social work: social work with a case. Professional competences of a social worker. Ethics and professional values. Methodological principles of leading social work with a case. Leadership in leading a case. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Principles of the professional activity of a social worker with a social case. A scheme for solution of a social case, key elements of the process. Approach to the case and methodology (algorithm). Collection of the case history. Simulations. Creating a description of a social case. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Components characterising social problems. Criteria for identifying social problems. A set of social needs to ensure social functioning. Methods for the assessment of clients. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Defining social problems in the interaction between causes and consequences. Methods of solving social problems and professional roles. Social work with an unmotivated or “compulsory” client. Role plays and simulations. Creating a problem card for a simulated client. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Intervention planning. Resources of a social worker. Interprofessional/interinstitutional team. Performing an intervention. Role plays and simulations | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Assessment of intervention. Feedback. Importance of supervision in social work with a case. Role plays and simulations | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To independently study literature, to familiarise with theoretical material in e-studies, to complete assignments, to take an active part in lectures/classes, study visits. To participate in group works and simulations. To prepare for the exam, to develop a case analysis scheme based on methodologies and to prepare for the presentation. To present the result at the seminar. To complete a course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course! | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Examination: test on the study course – 50%; social case analysis – 50%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Acquires knowledge of social work with a case, the role of a social worker in work with a social case, the documentation required in the work, the resources to be involved, etc. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Masters the skills of preparing the necessary documentation on the basis of social cases and working with the necessary documentation in the social case intervention/ intervention leading process; identifying social problems; planning the intervention process; identifying resources/ forms of assistance/ capabilities of the social services network. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Able to use the acquired knowledge and skills in social work with a case, when solving a case, and to offer adequate resources to reduce or eliminate the problem. Able to justify priorities in the attraction of resources and to plan social services. Able to develop ethical, empathic and culture-sensitive interaction in professional work. Able to independently integrate knowledge and skills to perform social work with an individual and family in a targeted and responsible way. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijas sociālo darbinieku ētikas kodekss. 2001. | ||||||||
| 2 | Sociālais darbs ar gadījumu. Prakse teorijā. 2021., Rīga: Drukātava. | ||||||||
| 3 | Sociālais darbs ar gadījumu. Teorija praksē. 2021., Rīga: Drukātava. | ||||||||
| 4 | Sociālā darbinieka profesijas standarts. 2020. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Supervīzija: Teorija. pētījumi. Prakse. 2017. Rakstu krājums. Sast. Mārtinsone, K., Mihailova, S. Rīga: RSU | ||||||||
| 2 | Psihosociālais darbs ar ģimeni vardarbības pret bērnu novēršanai. 2015. Metodiskais materiāls. Rīga: Nodibinājums „Latvijas Bērnu fonds" | ||||||||
| 3 | Ratniece, G., Majore-Dūšele, I., Mārtinsone, K., Sudraba, V., u.c. 2016. Konsultēšanas un psihoterapijas teorija un prakse. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC | ||||||||
| 4 | Social Work Case Analysis. Global Perspective. 2018. Editorial board. Rīga: RSU | ||||||||
| 5 | Richmond, M.E. What is social case work? | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.likumi.lv | ||||||||
