BA in Social Work / Бакалавр в Области Социальной Работы

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleHEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK
Course Unit CodeASHS405
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated5
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Describe the characteristics of the Biomedical and the Biopsychosocial Health Model.
  2. Explain the social workers’ role in primary and secondary Health Structures at all levels of intervention.
  3. Describe therefore, the social workers’ role in assessment, planning and intervention with the patients and their families at all levels of intervention.
  4. Describe the skills of the social worker in case management, delivering services and counselling with the patients and their relatives.
  5. Recognize the theoretical views about Community Mental Health and Community Psychiatry, where the therapeutic team, including the social worker, work, for the treatment and the rehabilitation of the mental patient.
  6. Describe the skills of the social worker for the psychosocial rehabilitation of the mental patient.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents ·  The characteristics of the Biomedical and Biopsychosocial Health Model.
·  The social workers’ role in primary and secondary Health Structures at all levels of intervention.
·  The social workers’ role in assessment, planning and intervention with the patients and their families at all levels of intervention.
·  The skills of the social worker  in case management, delivering services Counseling with the patients and their families
·  The theoretical views about Community Mental Health and Community Psychiatry, where the therapeutic team, including the social worker, work for the treatment and the rehabilitation of the mental patient.
·  The skills of the social worker for the psychosocial rehabilitation of the mental patient.

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Martinaki, S & Bourikos D. (edit.), (2014) ”Social Work and Mental Health” BHTA Publcations
References
  • Papadatou, D & Anagnostopoulos, F.(1999),”Psychology in the Area of Health”, Ellinika Grammata
Planned learning activities and teaching methods Teaching Methods: Class lectures, power point, class discussions with the students, case studies, role playing.
Assessment methods and criteria
Test 25%
Homework25%
Final Exam50%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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