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Social Work with Family

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:24.08.2021 11:45:59
Study Course Information
Course Code:LUSDK_210LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:4.00ECTS:6.00
Branch of Science:Sociology; Social Politics and Organisation of Social WorkTarget Audience:Social Welfare and Social Work
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Ilze Trapenciere
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Welfare and Social Work
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, socdkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)12Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures24
Classes (count)12Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes24
Total Contact Hours48
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes8
Total Contact Hours16
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Knowledge about social work with a case, knowledge about social assistance and social services, knowledge about family policies in Europe.
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.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1The concept of a family. General characteristics of a family. Family typology. Olsen's "Circumplex model" in the characteristics of a family.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes0.00study trip
2Family functions. Typology of dysfunctional families. Model of Social competencies.Lectures2.00auditorium
3Social work with family. Characteristics and typology of risk families. Visit to the institution "Dardedze" – Center for work with families suffering from violence. Independent work – evaluation of the Crisis Center "Dardedze".Lectures2.00auditorium
4Deviance and delinquency. Types of assistance. Visit to State Probation Agency. Violence and it's consequences: psychological, physical, behavioural, cognitive, social. * Class is held outside of the RSU.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00study trip
5Social work practice with children and family sample approaches. Social work with children without parental care and at risk of losing parental care.Classes4.00auditorium
6Social work practice with child and family – perpetrators and victims of violence and their families. Assistance and professional support in cases of violence. Preventive work. * Class can be held outside of RSU.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes2.00study trip
7Social work work with families having a member with special needs. Visit to the NGO Apeirons, NGO of Social work with families with special needs and a center of Social services. * Class can be held outside of RSU.Lectures2.00auditorium
Classes4.00study trip
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
3Social work with family. Characteristics and typology of risk families. Visit to the institution "Dardedze" – Center for work with families suffering from violence. Independent work – evaluation of the Crisis Center "Dardedze".Lectures2.00auditorium
4Deviance and delinquency. Types of assistance. Visit to State Probation Agency. Violence and it's consequences: psychological, physical, behavioural, cognitive, social. * Class is held outside of the RSU.Lectures0.00auditorium
Classes2.00study trip
5Social work practice with children and family sample approaches. Social work with children without parental care and at risk of losing parental care.Classes2.00study trip
7Social work work with families having a member with special needs. Visit to the NGO Apeirons, NGO of Social work with families with special needs and a center of Social services. * Class can be held outside of RSU.Lectures2.00study trip
Classes0.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Independent literature studies; participation in lectures group work, research project, a case study, case presentation and discussion in groups.
Assessment Criteria:
Active participation in seminars and preparing group-work tasks – 60%; Exam (Essay and/or SWOT analyses) – 40%. Attendance and the quality of active participation in seminars: active participation in formulation and analysis of issues, assessed speech accuracy, completeness, argumentation, dialogue with other group members; performing individual and group tasks, presentation of practical tasks. Assessment in 10-point grading scale. The assessment is following: 10: excellent knowledge and skills emerged during the tasks. 9: very good; 8: good, there might occur some insignificant mistakes. 7: mediocre knowledge and skills, there are mistakes. 6: knowledge and skills are lower than mediocre; there are (significant) mistakes. 5: knowledge and skills still comply with minimum requirements. Many mistakes. 4–0: minimum requirements not fulfilled.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge: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.
Skills: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.
Competencies: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.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Constable R. & Lee D. B. (2015) Social work with families: Content and process, 2nd edition, Chicago: Lyceum Books.
2Joan C. McClennen, A.M.Keys, M.L.Dugan-Day, Social work and family violence : theories, assessment, and intervention. Springer, 2017.
3Davies, M., Social Work with Children and Families, McMillan, UK, 2012.
4A Handbook for the Prevention of Family Violance. Child abuse, wife assault, and elder abuse. Edited by Mulligan S., Seldon Printing Ltd., 1990.
5Herman, J.L. Trauma and Recovery. USA: Basic Books, 1992.
6Crow, I. The treatment and rehabilitation of offenders, SAGE publications, London, 2001.
7Kagan, R., Schlosberg, S. Families in perpetual crisis, Parsons child and family center, New York, 1989.
8When a Child or Youth is Sexually Abused... A guide for youth, parents and caregivers. Metropolitan Toronto Edition, 1997.
9Leigh, S., Miller, C. (2010). Is the Third Way the Best Way?: Social Work Intervention with Children and Families // Journal of Social Work, December 2004; vol. 4, 3: pp. 245-267. Available from: http://wscadv2.org/docs/social_workers_practice_guide_to_dv…
10Social Worker’s Practice Guide to Domestic Violence (2010) Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. Edited by Maureen Kelly Issued: February, 2010. Available from: http://wscadv2.org/docs/social_workers_practice_guide_to_dv…
Additional Reading
1Steve Rogowski, Social work with children and families : reflections of a critical practitioner, 2019, Routledge
2Webb Nancy Boyd, Social Work Practice with Children, 3rd edition. The Guilford Press, 2011.
3Stephen A. Maisto, Mark Galizio, Gerard J. Connors, Drug use and abuse, 2002.
4A handbook for the prevention of Family Violance. Child abuse, wife assault, and elder abuse. (1990). Edited by Mulligan S., Seldon Printing Ltd.
5Iain Crow, The treatment and rehabilitation of offenders, SAGE publications, London, 2001.
6M.V.Firsov, E.G. Studentova, Teorija sociaļnoi raboti, Gumanitarnij izdatelskii centr VLADOS, Moskva, 2001.
7R.Kagan, S.Schlosberg, Families in perpetual crisis, Parsons child and family center, New York, 1989.
8When a Child or Youth is Sexually Abused... A guide for youth, parents and caregivers. Metropolitan Toronto Edition, 1997.
9Allan L. Beane. Protect Your Child from Bullying: Expert Advice to Help You Recognize. Available from: www.books.google.com
10Margaret R Kohut. The Complete Guide to Understanding, Controlling,and Stopping Bullies & Bullying: A Complete Guide for Teachers & Parents. Available from: www.amazon.com
11I.Trapenciere, Social orphanhood in Latvia. SHS Web of Conferences10, 00047, 2014. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274576562_Social_o…
12Evaluation of legislation, policy and practice on child participation in the European Union (EU). Country Report Latvia, 2015 (Ilze Trapenciere). Available from: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/cellar/3e1ce842-b9fa…
13Thomas P. Gullotta, Gerald R. Adams. Handbook of Adolescent Behavioral Problems: Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevention and Treatment. 2008, Available from: www.amazon.com