Social Work with Family (LUSDK_210)
About Study Course
Objective
To promote the acquisition of knowledge, personal and professional competence about the family functioning and risk factors, about the work in multi-professional team and the services organization and specifics of social work with families; to deepen professional competence about the family policies, the family functioning and risk factors, about specifics of social work with family.
Prerequisites
Knowledge about social work with a case, knowledge about social assistance and social services, knowledge about family policies in Europe.
Learning outcomes
Will obtain knowledge about the ability of family to provide support to the specific needs of children, use the assessment and identification instruments to identify family problems and social diagnosis, use the methods of prevention and psycho-social rehabilitation; will obtain understanding of the range of social, educational, health and mental health, economic and social justice needs while promoting an understanding of family diversity.
Will be able to analyze problem situations in the family, assess and classify the risk factors in the family and differentiate and plan the intervention strategies in social work with different target groups; skills for practice in multicultural urban communities with children, youth and adults; will be able to apply the knowledge and skills in the multi-professional team work and resources management.
Competence about the family functioning and risk factors, about the work in multi-professional team and the services organization and specifics of social work with families, about the policy of family, the family functioning and risk factors, about specifics of social work with family, providing social security of family.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work with Children and Youth, SDBM | 2 | Master’s | Required | Ilze Trapenciere |
