This module is open only to students enrolled on the BA (Hons) Social Work and BA (Hons) Social Studies.

Module handbook
Access to appropriate texts and journals
Computing facilities including access to the www and an email account

Whole group sessions (22 x 2 hrs = 44 hours)

Will be used to explore key themes, concepts, theories, debates and care and control issues relating to non-oppressive social work practice with service users. These sessions will utilise both lectures and student presentations and workshops. There will be an emphasis upon tutors providing presentations on key themes, whilst providing students with opportunities to debate concepts and ideas and engage in exercises and discussions especially in workshops.

Small group sessions (22 x 1 hr = 22 hours)

Will be used to provide a more conducive learning environment for students to discuss key concepts, issues, and lecture material and to apply theoretical and non-discriminatory frameworks to social work: also to facilitate student awareness of the inter- connections with the communication skills module.


Service User Involvement

Representative groups of service users will be invited to contribute to discussions about social work practice, particularly on the topics of care and control dilemmas, and the need to value diversity.

Directed Reading / Independent Study (234 hours)

To develop students? knowledge and understanding of social work, values, theories and processes.

Assessment Support

To develop students? knowledge of social work values, theories and processes and facilitate ability to discuss from an anti-oppressive framework which values diversity.

You will need access to one of the following texts:

1. Hugman, R & Smith, D eds (1995), Ethical Issues in Social Work, London, Routledge ISBN 0 415 10109 3
2. Thompson, N (2000) Theory & Practice in Human Services, Buckingham, Open University ISBN 0335 20425 2
3. Butt, J & Mirza, K (1997) Social Care and Black Communities, London, HMSO ISBN 0336 606162 3
4. Adams, R & Dominelli, L & Payne, M (eds) (2002) (2nd ed) Social Work Themes, Issues and Critical Debates, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 0333 98593 1
5. Moss, B (2006) Values, Russell Hoare Publishing, Lyme Regis

This module deals with issues which underpin the whole Award. Specifically it seeks to equip students with the necessary knowledge, understanding and analytical insights in preparation for their practice learning. It seeks to provide students with an understanding of:-

1. The impact of injustice, social inequalities and oppressive social relations
2. The need to value diversity: individual, cultural, religious and spiritual
3. The social work role and responsibilities;
4. The nature of complex relationships between justice, care and control in social welfare and the practical and ethical implications of these;
5. The role of theories in the social work processes;
6. The different dimensions of professional values and exploring their implications for practice;
7. The various models and methods of assessment, including factors underpinning the selection and testing of relevant information, the nature of professional judgement and the process of risk assessment.

Teaching Block 1 an assignment
Learning Outcomes 1 and 3
50%
Word length 2500

Teaching Block 2 case study
Learning Outcomes 2 and 4
50%
Word length 2500

Students must achieve a minimum of 40% in both assessments and pass both assessments to pass the module.
Students must achieve 40% in order to pass this module. No compensation or condonation is allowed (except for students on the BA (Hons) Social Studies award).

Formative Assessment
Essay plans for the assignment and case study will receive feedback from the module tutors