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Pedagogy in Social Work
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:06.02.2023 12:30:05
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_287 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Pedagogy | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aira Aija Krūmiņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
| 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: | Introduction to studies, introduction to psychology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To deepen the students' knowledge about the basic issues of pedagogy in the context of social work, to improve the acquired skills in personal growth and professional environment with clients in specific target groups – teenagers, families, etc. To promote students' readiness to engage in solving social problems with correctly selected appropriate pedagogical methods, while being aware of the potential risks for the future society. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basic principles and categories of pedagogy in the context of social work. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Pedagogy in social work, historical direction, development, perspective. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Peculiarities of adult education and future dimensions of education. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Development of educational programme. Importance of educational work in professional life of social worker | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Methods of working with the client in specific target audiences according to age and level of awareness. Social work with family. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Competences and skills of social worker in future society. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Theories of pedagogy in the practice of a social worker, topicalities in social work. Work with professional sources of information, APE model. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Pedagogical strategies for developing learning and thinking. Learning styles and peculiarities. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Development of social relations, communication and presentation skills. Situation, case modeling and analysis, critical thinking, problem solving. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Communication in professional environment and work with family. Methods for self-growth and professional development. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basic principles and categories of pedagogy in the context of social work. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Peculiarities of adult education and future dimensions of education. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Development of educational programme. Importance of educational work in professional life of social worker | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Methods of working with the client in specific target audiences according to age and level of awareness. Social work with family. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Competences and skills of social worker in future society. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Theories of pedagogy in the practice of a social worker, topicalities in social work. Work with professional sources of information, APE model. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Pedagogical strategies for developing learning and thinking. Learning styles and peculiarities. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Development of social relations, communication and presentation skills. Situation, case modeling and analysis, critical thinking, problem solving. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Communication in professional environment and work with family. Methods for self-growth and professional development. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Creative and active involvement in classroom activities, including literary studies and assessment, discussions, case studies, role-plays. Approbation of pedagogical methods, acquisition of new methods and adaptation to the specifics of social worker work. Study course evaluation questionnaire completed and submitted in time. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Criteria: - correspondence of the content of the program to the specifics of the chosen profession, - structural compliance of the program with the conditions and plan, no spelling, punctuation and formatting errors; - at least 10 different, up-to-date sources of information have been used, including in foreign languages; - the program includes evaluation questionnaire and one of the types of information cards (design, amount of information included, visibility). The assessment in the exam (20%+30%+10%+40%) is made up of the cumulative assessment of the works presented in the study group, submitted on time and with high quality in e-studies. According to I 3.9 of the RSU Study Regulations. point, class attendance is mandatory and is recorded. At the end of each lesson, the student additionally submits a worksheet filled in according to the criteria indicated in the e-environment and, if the criteria are met, receives the grade "passed" | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | • characterizes the categories of pedagogy, historical development and perspectives in the context of social work • knows the pedagogical methods and opportunities for working with young people, teenagers, families • assesses the role of the social worker in guiding the pedagogical process in communication with a client. | ||||||||
| Skills: | • purposefully selects, critically evaluates, analyses and structures various sources of information and uses them for professional purposes • chooses appropriate pedagogical strategies for solving specific problem situations • leads the pedagogical process and communicates well in a wide range of micro and macro structures of society | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • elaborates reasoned analysis of scientific article according to APE model, defends his/her own opinion and critically evaluates the opinion of the authors • develops the interest education or non-formal adult education programme in compliance tailored to the specific needs of the social worker for a specific target audience. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Grand challenges for social work and society. (2018). ed. by Rowena Fong, James E. Lubben & Richard P. Barth. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 305. | ||||||||
| 2 | Sociālais darbs: Izglītība. Pētniecība. Prakse. "Sociālā darba studijas RSU un rakstu rakstīšanas nozīme" RSU (2021) | ||||||||
| 3 | Krūmiņa, A.A., Mihailovs I.J. (2020). Izglītības sistēma un izglītošanās iespējas Latvijā. Rīga: NordLynx, 203 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Brahuna, I., Gorkija, L. (2016). Sociālpedagoģiskais darbs pusaudžu saskarsmes prasmju pilnveidošanā. Metodiskais līdzeklis. Rīga: Profesionālās pilnveides un supervīzijas centrs "Aisma", Pedagoga bibliotēka 11, 72 lpp. | ||||||||
| 5 | Brown, J.C. (2015). A Pedagogical Approach to Engaging Social Work Students in Research. In: Social Work Education 34(7)· September. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2015.1065810 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Freiberga-Ņitavska, Ņ., Putāne, V. (2015). Darbs ar nepilngadīgajiem likumpārkāpējiem un viņu ģimenēm. Metodiskais līdzeklis. Rīga: Profesionālās pilnveides un supervīzijas centrs "Aisma", Pedagoga bibliotēka 9. 80 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Birģele, E., Ševele, I. (2014). Sociālo darbinieku un sociālo pedagogu sadarbība darbā ar ģimenēm, kurās bērni ilgstoši neapmeklē skolu: labā pieredze. Metodiskais līdzeklis. Rīga: Profesionālās pilnveides un supervīzijas centrs "Aisma", Pedagoga bibliotēka 5, 48 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Engere, I. u.c. (2014). Lomu spēles sociālpedagoģiskajā darbā. Metodiskais līdzeklis. Rīga: Profesionālās pilnveides un supervīzijas centrs "Aisma", Pedagoga bibliotēka 6, 78 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Zuimača, E. (2013). Piedzīvojuma pedagoģijas metožu pielietojums sociālpedagoģiskajā darbā. Metodiskais līdzeklis. Rīga: Profesionālās pilnveides un supervīzijas centrs "Aisma", Pedagoga bibliotēka 3, 68 lpp. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Consil of Social Work Education | ||||||||
| 2 | Social Work Education | ||||||||
| 3 | Journal of Social Work | ||||||||
| 4 | Latvijas Republikas Labklājības ministrija | ||||||||
| 5 | Latvijas Republikas Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija | ||||||||
