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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Iveta Dūma
Study type:Full time, Part-Time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Social Welfare and Social Work
Language:Latvian
Study course descriptionFull description, Full time, Part-Time
Branch of science:Sociology

Objective

To ensure that students master skills of work with different target groups in social work practice.

Prerequisites

Not necessary.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

After a successful mastering of the study course the student will be able:
• to list and describe the professional skills needed by a social worker;
• to outline the role of professional skills in social work;
• to recognise different groups of social work clients;
• to choose an appropriate communication style in work with different target groups;
• to explain the differences in the communication specification in work with different target groups.

Skills

After a successful mastering of the study course the student will be able:
• to identify the necessary professional skills for a social worker when working with individual client groups;
• to use certain professional skills in work with a client.

Competence

After a successful mastering of the study course the student will be able:
• to use and increase the mastered professional skills during study placement.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Social work, SDN4Bachelor’sRequired
Social work, SD4Bachelor’sRequiredIveta Dūma