| CODE | SWP3511 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Basic Helping Skills for Social Work Practice | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Social Policy and Social Work | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The unit offers basic skills training in a number of skills covered a previous study-unit. The session format will be groups therefore offering students the opportunity to practice and receive feedback on each skill that is presented. Moreover, the training is supplemented with additional practice through role-play. The role playing sessions are video taped are then used for further feedback and learning. The skills are discussed in a previous study-unit. Study-unit Aims: a) To provide training in the basic helping skills required for social work interviewing; b) To enable students to practice basic helping skills for social work interviewing; c) To help students develop an ability to critique themselves in the appropriate use of helping skills. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a. Explain the importance of establishing and developing a positive helping relationship; b. Demonstrate an understanding of the use of skills that he/she adopts and/or should adopt; c. Describe the rationale for the use of the various skills that they are exposed to in this study-unit; d. Illustrate the importance of choosing the appropriate skill to be used in different circumstances. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: i) Describe his/her role and begin a social work interview (including using the appropriate opening line, describing and explaining confidentiality and limits to confidentiality); ii) Establish rapport and communicate a sustaining presence (including conveying warmth, respect, nonjudgmental attitude, unconditional positive regard, genuineness); iii) Convey basic understanding skills (including using the skills of empathy, attending, listening); iv) Explore and elaborate using skills such as questioning, clarification, underlining and reflecting; v) Be reflexive and critique him/herself. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: Murphy, B. C., & Dillon, C. (2015). Interviewing in action in a multicultural world. Fifth Edition. London: Brooks/Cole. Supplementary Texts: Egan, G. (2010). The skilled helper: A problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping. Ninth Edition. CA: Brooks/Cole. Kadushin, A., & Kadushin, G. (1997). The social work interview: A guide for human service professionals. Fourth Edition. New York: Columbia University Press. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE SWP2711 | ||||||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Please note that a pass in the Practical component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Workshop | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Claudia Psaila |
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