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Module, learning and teaching materials
the module
the audit
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learning and teaching materials
The module
Social Work in a Cross National Context
Across the six universities there were six different understandings about the concept of a 'module'. This reflected the way that education is differently organised and to some extent the flexibility and freedom that each teaching group was permitted. A module in the UK has come to mean a unit of learning to which are attached hours of student and staff time. In the UK, as elsewhere, modules are measured in credits and this facilitates the transfer of credit should the student wish to change courses or university. Although many European universities have a credit transfer system this does not translate into a single system for organising and creating units of learning across Europe.
For the purposes of designing a unit of learning, that could be incorporated into all the participating university's courses, the module came to be understood as a flexible framework allowing many possibilities for teaching and assessing in different and creative ways to suit the circumstances. The coherence was based upon agreed learning outcomes which incorporated all the elements of the module that the partners required. The learning outcomes were therefore the foundations from which all other developments stemmed. The learning and teaching materials give some ideas about how these learning outcomes could be addressed.
The module learning outcomes can be adapted if necessary to reflect different student cohorts, from level 5 to 7, they are likely to be combined within themes and will build upon previous learning.
CREDIT RATING : 5-10 ECTS (depending upon the assessment, the previous learning and content)
Social Work in a Cross National Context
5 ECTS 125 hours
10 ECTS 250 hours
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module the student will be able to
Reflect on and understand the relationship between personal, professional and cultural values and how these impact upon social work in different countries
Reflect, understand and compare the relationship between practice and policy and its impact on marginalised service users in different countries
Identify how power may operate systematically, culturally and individually within services within different countries and how this affects both professionals and marginalised service users
Engage with the theory, values and skills of empowering practice with marginalised groups in an international context
Identify the processes for effective communication across different language, national and cultural contexts
Aims
To promote knowledge and skills in order to communicate and intervene with families, groups and individual who are affected by cross national social problems and globalization including the marginalised, asylum seekers and trafficked persons.
To provide models of practice so that students are able to make sensitive cross national and cross cultural comparisons to inform their practice at home and abroad.
Rationale
Social workers have traditionally worked alongside the marginalized within their home communities. With globalisation social work practice need to encompass people affected by cross national social problems. There is much to learn from social work practice and social policy in other countries and communities, through appreciating difference, in order to best address these social problems. This module has been designed to develop skills and knowledge, based upon the values of social justice, to undertake this social work practice in both the home setting and in other countries and cultures.
Content (knowledge, skills, values)
Examples of content
Understanding of ‘culture’, my culture and its influences including personal, professional, family and wider national events and international systems e.g. religion, global influences, history, values, traditions, role relationships, cultural beliefs
the concept of cultural identity, its significance and the pitfalls when trying understanding someone else’s culture, communication and values
Critical understanding of social policy and social welfare systems, in a cultural/historical context, in own country and in comparison with others
Models, theory and concepts to make comparisons between welfare regimes
Understanding the possibilities and the pitfalls when making comparisons, dealing with the embedded complexity within systems and values
Understanding the influence of global organisations including the EU, UN, World Bank and international protocols such as The Geneva Convention
Comparing and learn from other social professional systems, particularly in relation to marginalised groups, for example in terms of human rights, citizenship, oppression and empowerment
Communication, theory, processes and skills, to work empoweringly across cultural differences
Cross-national research and enquiry skills
Understanding different forms of migration, locally, nationally and internationally, policies and practice
Learning materials
Examples of exercises and syllabus are provided as separate learning, teaching and assessment materials.
Assessment: Formative, Summative
Examples are provided in the learning, teaching and assessment materials����
The level of critical analysis will determine the academic level
The quantity of assessment, contact time and student self -directed time will determine the ECTs that it should achieve
Bibliography
Learning and teaching resources are to be found separately
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