| Course Unit Title | COMMUNITY SOCIAL WORK |
| Course Unit Code | ASCS210 |
| Course Unit Details | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Describe the development of community studies and recognise the special characteristics of various approaches.
- Identify the differentiations among various communities based on the type and kind of each community.
- Uphold the fundamental ethical guidelines of the profession while preparing the community intervention.
- Recognise the significance and the value of social values, and their importance during the implementation of the intervention.
- Combine roles with the relevant skills and approach techniques both for target groups and circumstances.
- Identify the particularities and problems of multicultural communities, such as racism, integration and tolerance. Distinguish differences and explain ways of handling the problems.
- Analyse the particular characteristics of each area and assess the manner of implementing the required intervention for development or change.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | • Historical and conceptual context in the field of community: fundamental principles, values, roles and skills in the practice of social work with communities.
• Structure, elements and ways communities operate, and fundamental operational characteristics of society based on the conflict and consensus models.
• Methodological approaches of social development, social change, civil society and collective action.
• Introduction to the essential approach techniques and practice in the field of community.
• Characteristics of vulnerable population groups and the way they affect the operation of the community.
• The concept of power, power centres in the community, characteristics of managing power, social change and conflict, socioeconomic, political and cultural particularities.
• Methodological approaches of social development and action based on the particular characteristics of each community.
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| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Zaimakis, G. (2011), Social Work with Communities and Local Communities. Development, collective action, multiculturalism, Athens: Plethron publications. (In Greek).
- Polychronopoulos, P. (1978) Social Conflict: A Fundamental Concept in Social Work with Communities, Social Work, 46: (In Greek).
- Wax, J. (1973) The Theory of Power in Social Work, Social Work, 27: (In Greek)
- Konis T., (1984) The Cypriot community and impact of the 1974 tragedy, in: Konis T. Social reconstruction. social issues of concern in the postwar period 1974-1984
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| References | - Κallinikaki Th, (2011), Introduction to the theory and practice of Social Work, Athens: Topos publication, (In Greek).
- Κandilaki Α., (2009), Social Work in multicultural environment, Athens: Topos publication, (In Greek).
- Κaragkounis V., (2008), Community work and local development, Athens: Topos publication, (In Greek).
- Zografou, A. (2002), Social Work with Communities: Theory, Practice, Concerns, Athens, Ellinika Grammata publications. (In Greek).
- Payne, Μ., (2000), Modern Social Work Theory, Athens: Ellinika Grammata publications. (In Greek).
- Payne, Μ., (2000), Modern Social Work Theory, Athens: Ellinika Grammata publications. (In Greek).
- Stathopoulos, P., (2000), Social Work with Communities: Procedures, Methods and Intervention Techniques, Athens: Papazisis publications. (In Greek).
- Limneou, N., (1983) The Concept of Community Organisation-Social work with Communities as Described in the Definition of M. Ross, Athens: IAKE publication (In Greek).
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | • Lectures, explanations
• Discussions, examples
• Electronic projections
• Lecture summaries made available on the electronic platform
• Individual field research paper on the community
• Tutorials and practice for writing the paper
• Examples of intervention plans in the community
• Preparation for the exams through individual and group exercises |
| Assessment methods and criteria | | Test 1 | 15% | | Test 2 | 15% | | Paper | 20% | | Final Exam | 50% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
