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About Study Course

Department: Department of Welfare and Social Work
Credit points / ECTS:3 / 4.5
Course supervisor:Lolita Vilka
Target audience:Social Welfare and Social Work
Study course descriptionFull description
Branch of science:Sociology

Objective

To consolidate theoretical social work with children and youth and social research methodology skills, acquire organizational, coordination and evaluation skills, implementation of the research project and implementing organizations programs for children and youth.

Prerequisites

Not applicable

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Will be able to integrate knowledge about children, youth, their environment to own research project and professional practice;

Skills

Will be able to plan research according to chosen methodology and field organization needs; will be able to apply ethical principles to social work research; will be able to collect and analyze research data in collaboration with the practice field organization; will be able to present research results to professional audience; will be able to develop social work with youth practice.

Competence

Will develop personal competencies: social work ethics and social justice, values and knowledge, ethics, boundaries; intercultural aspects of work with children and youth, multicultural competence.