STYÖA3B1 Social Work Methods, 1 ECTS – Department of Social Work Research

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STYÖA3B1 Social Work Methods 1 ECTS

Organised by

Social Work

Belongs to following study modules

Teaching

General description

An overview of the methods used in social work and their applications to client work.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of this course, students will be familiar with the central work methods, techniques and instruments used in social work and able to use them creatively.

Motivating interview, solution and resource based method, individual service guidance, methods of networking and crisis treatment, creative methodologies.

Teaching methods

1. lectures and application exercises
2. a literature examination

Teaching language

Finnish

Modes of study

Lectures (24 h/1 ECTS) and a literature examination on a general examination day of the faculty of social sciences (2 ECTS).

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Recommended year of study

At the beginning of STYÖA3, during the first period of the academic year.

Study materials

Select one of the following: 1. Maidment & Egan (eds.): Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare. More than Just Common Sense. Allen & Unwin 2004. 2. Miller & Rollnick: Motivational Interviewing. Preparing People for Change. 2nd Edition, Guilford Press 2002. 3. Hubble et al.: The Heart and Soul of Change. What Works in Therapy (chapters 9-12 not included). APA 1999. 4. Jauhiainen & Eskola: Ryhmäilmiö. Perustietoa ryhmän käytöstä ja ryhmätyöstä sosiaalityöhön sovellettuna. WSOY 1994. AND Seikkula & Arnkil: Dialoginen verkostotyö. Tammi 2005.