Course description for 2022/23
Child Welfare Work
SA271S
Course description for 2022/23
Child Welfare Work
SA271S
The course addresses the connections between societal issues and social and psycho-social problems among children and young people and their families. The nature and preconditions for children and young peoples¿ development and learning, together with conditions that promote and hinder good environments for upbringing, are central themes. Practical experience is given, including dialogue with children experiencing difficult life situations, various child welfare cases and activities with children and young people. The course gives students the possibility of in depth study of relevant areas of social work with children, youth and families in vulnerable life situations, through which they should gain knowledge and critical reflection related to varying themes.
A pass grade in all exams from the first and second years of study
Knowledge and understanding
- Of relevant theories regarding children, young people and families within the academic fields of psychology, pedagogy and sociology
- Of the historical development of the Child Welfare Service
- Of the Child Welfare Service¿s societal mandate and the societal framework within which the Child Welfare Service operates
- Of and understanding of case work in the Child Welfare Service
- Of relevant laws ( including the Acts of Child Welfare, the Child, Kindergartens, and Education)
- Of research regarding vulnerable children and youth and their families
- Of participation and involvement
- Of varying forms of activity and how these may be used to promote growth and development
- Of how children and young peoples¿ upbringing, status and value in society is historically situated
Skills
- Have insight into conditions that create and maintain life difficulties for children, young people and their families
- Develop competence to reflect over issues of child welfare
- Ability to describe and explain the development and organization of the Child Welfare Service
- Ability to undertake professional dialogue with children, young people and their families
- Ability to initiate and lead activities together with children and young people
General competence
- Relate to national laws and conventions of relevance for child welfare
- Identify the role of the Child Welfare Service among the services of the welfare state
- Knowledge of the significance of differing perspectives to understanding children and young people
No costs except semester registration fee and course literature.
Cumpulsory
Lectures and work in groups.
The programme of study and relevant courses are evaluated by students twice every year as part of the university's quality control system.
None
Exams may be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Pencil, pen, ruler, simple calculator and dictonary.
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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:
SA281S - Child care - 30 credits