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Module Title	LC Social Work Skills, Values and Approaches
School	School of Social Policy
Department	Social Work & Social Care
Module Code	08 25005
Module Lead	Tarsem Singh Cooner
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	30
Semester	Full Term
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	For students on BA Social Work programme
Contact Hours	Lecture-70 hours Practical Classes and workshops-30 hours Guided independent study-200 hours Total: 300 hours
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Description	This compulsory module assists the development of appropriate skills and values in relation to social work approaches, including issues of accountability, personal and professional boundaries, communication skills, and anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory practice. Through a series of workshops, role play and use of the video suite the module will prepare the students for their first practice placement.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the social work role, including personal and professional boundaries and systems of accountability and support. Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical principles of social work and their relevance to practice. Demonstrate an awareness of their own personal values and an understanding of how these can impact on social work practice. Demonstrate core communication skills required to engage service users in compassionate and effective working relationships. Apply relevant theory and research to analyses of practice situations. Recognise the significance of diversity and an ability to apply anti-oppressive and anti discriminatory principles in social work practice situations. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of reflective practice and demonstrate skills of critical reflection. Demonstrate they understand and are working towards Social Work England’s professional standards in readiness for their application for registration.
Assessment	25005-01 : Portfolio : Coursework (100%) 25005-02 : Interview : Practical (0%) 25005-03 : Practice Orientation : Practical (0%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment 1) Submission of a 3000 – 3300 word portfolio incorporating reflections on personal and professional development in relation to the learning outcomes. This portfolio is graded at 100% of the academic module assessment Alongside the above academic assessment, the following element is a professional requirement the students have to pass. 2) Completion of a 10-minute role-play interview with a service user or carer, assessed by a Panel consisting of a service user/carer, practitioner and academic. This part of the assessment is Pass/Fail. Both components must be passed to complete the module and are therefore ‘internal hurdles’. Reassessment A student can re-sit each component separately where necessary in order to pass the overall assessment.
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