Placement in the Field of Social Work

SA202S

The course focuses on how to develop knowledge in social work practice. Knowledge of society, human society and personal skills developed in the work relationship is a central topic of the course. Personal competence can be defined as including the role of performance, contact and interaction skills, stress tolerance and organizational skills. The specific feature of professional studies is that part of the program is practice-related, both by learning directly in practice at various social institutions and through teaching.

Must have been admitted to the bachelor's degree in social work or the bachelor's degree in child welfare at campus Bodø. The courses Introduction to social work/child welfare and RE120S Introduction to law, must be passed before the student can start the practice course.

On successful completion of the course:

The work experience will give the candidate the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge and insight they have acquired through previous education and self-study . Practice will help students increase their understanding of the relationship between research, theory and practical work. Students will enhance their skills in social work practice and child welfare. The candidate will acquire general expertise in the area of social work and child welfare.The student must be able to reflect about their role as a socialworker meeting clients as well as colleges. Ethical awerness relatede to "Yrkesetisk grunnlagsdokument"

Students must expect to pay expenses related to transportation, room and board as well as semester fee registration.

Compulsory

Teaching, seminars and working in small groups and social work practice Preparatory courses and the final session are compulsory. There will be lectures and group work. There is mandatory attendance on practice. See separate regulations for practice.

There are two written evaluations in the autumn and in spring after teaching practice. The evaluations are included as part of the university's quality assurance system.

Full-time spring semester, 20 weeks. It is also possible to take the practical training abroad.

Exams may be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Pencil, pen, ruler, simple calculator and dictonary.

None

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

SA253S - Placement in the Field of Social Work - 30 credits

SA263S - Placement in the Field of Social Work - 30 credits

Curriculum literature

Leganto

Course language

Norwegian

Credits

Study location

Bodø

Responsible faculty

Faculty of Social Sciences

Course coordinator

Information about the course coordinator for the selected semester is no longer available. Please contact the current course coordinator.