Course Unit Title | FIELD PRACTICUM II - SUPERVISION II |
Course Unit Code | MSWA527 |
Course Unit Details | |
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 9 |
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Apply consciously selected models of social work, depending on the problems, needs of local community and local authority.
- Use appropriate techniques and skills for each case, to modify and adapt them critically, depending on the cultural environment and the needs of users.
- Apply theoretical concepts and practices that have been empirically tested successfully.
- Transfer knowledge and experiences from one field to the other, from one target group to the other, by adjusting and critically selecting the appropriate skills for each case.
- In depth process of assessments and interventions at the level of their postgraduate theoretical knowledge so that they can achieve good practices in the field of their own choice.
- To have ability to use research knowledge to improve applications, practices and social services
- Recognize the importance of the continuous professional progress, supervision and counseling in the organization.
- Work in a multicultural society by fostering attitudes and policies against discrimination and oppression.
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
Prerequisites | MSWA526 | Co-requisites | MSWA526 |
Recommended optional program components | NONE |
Course Contents |
· Postgraduate students are placed for FP in selected services and organizations of social welfare and health in public, semi-public, private and volunteer sectors and local authorities.
· Postgraduate students must have completed 30 ECTS credits from the theoretical courses of the first semester and Field Practicum I.
· The duration of the FP is 300 hours (9 ECTS) and it includes the physical presence of the students in their field practicum placements, the processing and completion of any work administered to them, their participation in various activities of the service in hand, any homework they may have, supervision meetings at the university and at the services of FP, as well as workshops and meetings organized by the department of social work for their FP.
· The placement of the postgraduate students at the various organizations / service sis done based on criteria that concern the educational potentials of those organizations / services and the educational needs of the students. |
Recommended and/or required reading: |
Textbooks | - Ζαιμάικης, Γ. & Κανδυλάκη, Α. (2004). Δίκτυα Κοινωνικής Προστασίας. Αθήνα: Κριτική. Καραγκούνης. (2008). Κοινωνική Εργασία και Τοπική Ανάπτυξη. Αθήνα: Τόπος.
- Κοντιάδης, Ι. Ξ .(2006). Μεταρρύθμιση του Κοινωνικού Κράτους και Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση. Αθήνα: Παπαζήση.
- Κυριαζή, Ν. (2001). Η κοινωνιολογική Έρευνα. Κριτική Επισκόπηση των Μεθόδων και των Τεχνικών. Αθήνα: Ελληνικά Γράμματα.
- Τσουκαλάς , Κ. (1999). Κοινωνική Ανάπτυξη και Κράτος. Αθήνα: Θεμέλιο.
- Wetherell, Μ. (2004). Ταυτότητες, Ομάδες και Κοινωνικά Ζητήματα. Αθήνα: Μεταίχμιο.
- Neuman, K.M. & Friedman, B.D. (1997). Process recordings: Fine-tuning and old instrument. Journal of Social Work Education, 33(2), 237-243.
- Wilson, S.J. (1980). Recordings: Guidelines for social workers. New York: Free Press.
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References | - Handbook for Student Social Work Recording. Columbia University, School of Social Work, Department of Field Education. Retrieved on 6.10.2013, from: http://socialwork.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/file_manager/pdfs/Student-Resources/Process_Recordings_Handbook.pdf.
- Ober, R. (2002). Process Recordings. Notes. Retrieved on 5.10.2013, from: http://www.sjsu.edu/socialwork/docs/field/Process_Recordings_Ober.pdf.
- Urbang, E. (1979). In defense of process recording. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 50(1), 1-15.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
Weekly meetingswith each postgraduate student individually, group meetings with their field practicumsupervisor, meetings (twice a month) at their field practicum placements withthe administrative person of the placement, workshops organized by the fieldpracticum office and the department of social work. |
Assessment methods and criteria | |
Language of instruction | Greek |
Work placement(s) | NO |