Introduction to Child Welfare

Knowledge

The student:

• has broad knowledge of the history of child welfare, its values ​​and social mandate
• have broad knowledge of psychological and sociological theories and how they can contribute to understanding children and child welfare.
• have knowledge of childhood understandings and childhood arenas
• have knowledge of the child welfare roots and conflict lines and how this affects child welfare today
• have knowledge of specific issues concerning indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities in child welfare work
• have knowledge of national and international conventions and central government guidelines for the organization of child welfare

Skills

The student:

• can reflect on the child's central challenges in the light of individual, group and community understandings
• can use theoretical perspectives to analyze children's development, upbringing and life situation
• be able to identify and analyze how children and childhood have been understood and interpreted differently at different times
• be able to identify, communicate and critically reflect on challenges related to the child as a player in his or her own life
• can reflect on their own behavior in meeting with others

General competence

The student:

• have insight into and can critically reflect on dilemmas that may arise as a result of the Child Welfare's composite mandate and values
• have insight into the interaction between different theoretical understandings and child welfare as a practice
• can communicate professional descriptions, analyzes and understandings both orally and in writing.