Social Work at Macro-Level and in Local Community

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:29.06.2022 13:16:13

Study Course Information
Course Code:		LUSDK_093		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Sociology; Social Politics and Organisation of Social Work		Target Audience:		Social Welfare and Social Work
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Marika Lotko
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Welfare and Social Work
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, socdkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		8	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		5	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		10
Classes (count)		5	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		10
Total Contact Hours								20
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Not applicable.
Objective:
Raise students' understanding of meso and macro-level social work, activities that describe levels of practice, assessment of community and society needs, problem identification, solution planning; enhance understanding of international social work.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Community social work.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
2	Obtaining information about the community.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Description of macro-level social work: definitions, specifics of work. SWOT and PEST analysis.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Influencing decision makers. Student presentations.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	Community social work practice in Europe. Interaction between micro and macro practice.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
6	International social work: concept, description and content.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	Examples of meso and macro social work in Latvia.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
8	Visit to the institution.			Classes		2.00	study trip
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Community social work.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
2	Obtaining information about the community.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Description of macro-level social work: definitions, specifics of work. SWOT and PEST analysis.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Influencing decision makers. Student presentations.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
6	International social work: concept, description and content.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Community analysis.
Assessment Criteria:
Attendance: 20%. Group and individual work: 40% Examination: 40%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Upon the completion of the study course, the student will be able to: • describe the concept of community; • name and describe the division of communities; • name macro-level activities; • explain the ways of influencing decision makers; • justify and plan the necessary levels of intervention; • describe international social work.
Skills:		Will be able to define the concept of community and name the division of communities; will be able to analyse the ways of influencing decision makers and choose the most appropriate one for the solution of the social problem; will be able to describe macro social work and its activities; will be able to name national and international institutions that participate in the development of social policy; will be able to describe characteristic features of international social work; will be able to select information sources characterising the provision of social services and social help at meso and macro level.
Competencies:		Competence to research and evaluate social problems analytically, to define problems and to identify priorities, to model problem solutions and their evaluation and to identify the necessity for social changes. Knowledge of current social and political processes.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Cox, D., Pawar, M. International Social Work: Issues, Strategies, and Programs. SAGE Publications, 2013.
2	Forde, C., Lynch, D. Social Work and Community Development. Palgrave Macmillian Education, 2015.
3	Hardcastle, D. A. Community Practice: Theories and Skills for Social Workers. Oxford University Press, 2011.
4	Hardina, D. Interpersonal Social Work Skills for Community. Springer Publishing Company, 2012.
Other Information Sources
1	Sociālo pakalpojumu sniedzēju reģistrs
2	Labklājības ministrija
3	Starptautiskā sociālo darbinieku federācija
4	Eiropas sociālā darba skolu asociācija
5	Starptautiskā sociālā darba skolu asociācija
6	Baltic Institute of Social Sciences (pieejami dažādi pētījumi)
7	Sociālo un darba lietu komisija