| CODE | SWP4260 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Practice Workshops 4 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Social Policy and Social Work | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The principal objective of this study-unit is the integration and consolidation of knowledge, skills, and abilities for social work practice. The study-unit will involve both the revisiting of material covered during the earlier stages of the course and the introduction of new knowledge and skills. Participatory learning methods will be adopted. Topics covered include areas of study relevant to social work practice such as: - Application of Problem-Solving Method - Recording - Personal Safety of Social Workers - Health and Safety - Minutes - Court Reports and Case Conference Reports - Meetings - Supervision and Accountability - Self-care for social workers - The use of expressive therapies in social work practice - Loss and grief - Eco-social justice - Restorative justice and social work - Technology and social work practice - Social work and migration. Study-Unit Aims: - To help students integrate and consolidate knowledge, skills, and abilities for social work practice; - To re-visit material covered during earlier stages of the course to highlight application to practice; - To introduce new knowledge and skills that will help students prepare for Placement B and their practice; - To offer students the opportunity to test their skills through experiential learning methods. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge and Understanding By the end of this study-unit the students will be able: • To describe different forms of recording and their uses in practice; • To explain the tasks involved in minute taking; • To explain some key notions about the personal safety of social workers and Health and Safety Issues in Social Work; • To define social work supervision and articulate the main functions of supervision; • To explain the objectives of Case Conferences; • To list the contents of a Court Report; • To describe the concept of self-care and its significance in preventing burnout among social workers; • To explain the benefits and applications of expressive therapies in social work; • To explain interventions and support strategies for addressing loss and grief in social work practice; • To describe the concept of eco-social justice and explore its relevance to social work; • To describe the principles of restorative justice and to explore its application in social work; • To explore the integration of technology in social work practice; • To explain culturally competent approaches and interventions for working with migrant populations within the context of social work practice. Skills By the end of the study-unit the students will be able: • To critically appraise the supervision they have received during their practice placements; • To analyse examples of Case Conference minutes; • To roleplay a meeting and critically appraise it; • To assess the Health and Safety measures adopted in the agencies they are familiar with. Main Texts: - Ames, N. (1999) 'Social work recording: A new look at an old issue', Journal of Social Work Education, 35(2), pp. 227-38. - Chan K. L., Chan C. L. W. (2004). Social workers’ conceptions of the relationship between theory and practice in an organizational context. International Social Work, 47(4), 543–557. Supplementary texts: - Adams, R. E., Boscarino, J. A., & Figley, C. R. (2006). Compassion fatigue and psychological distress among social workers: A validation study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(1), 103-108. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.1.103. - Armon, P. R., Bledsoe, L. K., Moore, S. E., & Robinson, M. A. (2011). Social work students and self-care: A model assignment for teaching. Journal of Social Work Education, 47(3), 545-553. - Arrigo, B. (2004). Rethinking restorative and community justice: A postmodern inquiry. Contemporary Justice Review, 7, 91–10. - Batson, C. D. (2009). These things called empathy: Eight related but distinct phenomena. In J. Decety & W. Ickes (Eds.), The social neuroscience of empathy (pp. 3-15). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. - Batt-Rawden, K. B., DeNora, T., & Ruud, E. (2009). Music listening and empowerment in health promotion: A study of the role and significance of music in everyday life of the long-term ill. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 14, 120-136. doi: 10.1080/08098130509478134. - Baker, S., Warburton, J., Hodgkin, S., & Pascal, J. (2014). Technology in the network society. Australian Social Work, 67(4), 467-478. - Campenni, C., Muse-Burke, J., & Richards, K. (2010). Self-care and well-being in mental health professionals: The mediating effects of self-awareness and mindfulness. Journal of Mental Health Counselling, 32(3), 247-264. - Compton, B., Galaway, B. and Cournoyer, B.R. (2005) Social Work Processes. (7th ed.) California: Brooks/Cole. - Cwikel, J., & Cnaan, R. (1991). Ethical dilemmas in applying second-wave information technology to social work practice. Social Work, 36, 114-120. - Daykin, N., De Viggiani, N., Pilkington, P., & Moriarty, Y. (2012). Music making for health, well-being and behaviour change in youth justice settings: A systematic review. Health Promotion International, 28, 197-210. doi: 10.1093/heapro/das005. - Dofgoff, R., Loewenberg, F., & Harrington, D. (2005). Ethical decisions for social work practice. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. - Gambrill, E. (2013). Social Work Practice: A Critical Thinker’s Guide. (3rd ed.). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Garish, D. (2014). Physician, heal thyself: Creative writing as a tool for self-care and enhancing care of others. South African Medical Journal, 104(4), 258. - Gerdes, K. E., & Segal, E. (2011). Importance of empathy for social work practice: Integrating new science. Social Work, 56(2), 141-148. - Gillingham, P. (2014). Electronic information systems and social work: Who are we designing for? Practice: Social Work in Action, 26(5), 313-326. - Kadushin, A. and Kadushin, G. (2013). The Social Work Interview. (5th ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. - Trevithick, P. (2012). Social Work Skills: a practice handbook. (3rd ed.). Buckingham and Philadelphia: Open University Press. - Kohli, H., Huber, R., & Faul, A. (2010). Historical and theoretical development of culturally competent social work practice. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 30(1), 252-271. doi: 10.1080/08841233.2010.499091. - Lum, D. (2010). Culturally competent practice: A framework for understanding diverse groups (3rd ed.) Florence, KY: Cengage Learning. - Murrant, G. M. (2000). Creativity and self-care for caregivers. Journal of Palliative Care, 16(2), 44-49. - Perry, C., & Tate-Manning, L. (2006). Unravelling cultural constructions in social work education: Journeying toward cultural competence. Social Work Education, 25(7), 735-748. doi:10.1080/02615470600905986. - Saunders, J. A., Haskins, M., & Vasquez, M. (2015). Cultural competence: A journey to an elusive goal. Journal of Social Work Education, 51(1), 19-34. doi:10.1080/10437797.2015.977124. - van Wormer, K. (2006). The case for restorative justice: A crucial adjunct to the social work curriculum. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 26, 57-69. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Maureen Cole Claudia Psaila Damian Spiteri |
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