| Course Unit Title | SOCIAL WORK THEORIES |
| Course Unit Code | ASCS410 |
| 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 main categories of humanistic theories which influenced the formation of the social work theory.
- Describe specifically three categorizations by: a) Malcolm Payne: Reflexive therapeutic views, socialist-collectivistic views, and individualist – reformist views, b) The clinical categorizations by Francis Turner, c) the recent categorization by Karen Healy.
- Explain especially the large scale categories of social work Models: the Problem-solving theories, the Systems theories, the Strengths perspective, the Anti-oppressive practice and the Postmodern practices.
- Describe the developmental phases of the Social Work Models.
- Describe the theoretical context of social work models.
- Describe the Intervention Models of Social Work Practise: The Psychodynamic/Psychosocial, the Crisis Intervention, the Task-Centered Model, the Systemic-Ecological, the Generic-Holistic, the Anti-oppressive and Anti-Discriminatory Model, the Post-Modern Model.
- Explain how these models are interconnected and how they are put into practice.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | Course contents:
• Categorization of the main humanistic theories which formulated the theoretical context of Social Work Theory.
• Reference to two types of groupings according to (a) Malcolm Payne, (b) Karen Healy.
• Short analysis of the main categories of the Social Work Models.
• The theoretical context of the Social Work Models.
• Intervention Models of Social Work Practice: The Psychodynamic /Psychosocial Model, the Crisis Intervention Model, the Task-centered, the Systemic- Ecological the Generic-Holistic, the Anti-oppressive and Anti-discriminatory Model, the Post-Modern Model.
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| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - Walsh, J. (2013/14), Theories for Direct Social Work Practice, Cengage Learning.
- Simmons Staff,(2014) Theories Used in Social Work Practice & Practice Models, Simmons University, School of Social Work https://socialwork.simmons.edu/theories-used-social-work-practice
- Dimopoulou-Lagonika, M., Kaloutsi, A, and Mouzakitis, Ch. (2011), Social Work Methodology-Intervention Models, Athens: Topos
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| References | - Gray, M & Webb, S. (2013), Social Work Theories and Methods, Sage Publ.
- Payne, M. (2014) Modern Social Work Theory, (4th Ed.), Palgrave Mcmillan.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures,presentations, critical analysis of Social Work models inclass, role playing. |
| Assessment methods and criteria | | Middle evaluation exam | 25% | | Paper/test/presentation | 25% | | Final Exam | 50% |
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| Language of instruction | Greek |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
