Learning outcome

Knowledge

The candidate:

• Is able to describe the main features of the historical development of child welfare
• Is able to describe the sphere of work and the various roles of child welfare workers today
• Has basic knowledge of children’s legal status
• Is able to explain the concept of culture and give examples of multicultural child welfare
• Has knowledge of the child welfare worker’s ethical values
• Has basic knowledge of children’s and adolescents’ development from an educational and psychological perspective
• Is able to give an account of the environments children and young people grow up and are socialised in
• Has a basic understanding of the importance of relationships in child welfare work

Skills

The candidate:

• Is able to use groups as a learning method during the course of studies
• Has a reflective attitude to their own behaviour when meeting others
• Is able to take responsibility for their own learning and that of others
  
  

General competence

The candidate:

• Has a basic understanding of the child welfare worker’s area of work from a multicultural perspective

Course Description

The content of the course is based on the national curriculum’s requirements regarding the distribution of credits, which functions as a guideline for the clarification of the course plan.

Sociology and Social Anthropology - 2 ECTS; The Legal System, Legal Methods and Administrative Law - 1 ECTS; General, Developmental and Social Psychology - 2 ECTS; General and Special Education - 1 ECTS; Social Pedagogy - 2 ECTS; Ethics and the Professional Roles - 4 ECTS; Communications, Interaction and Conflict Resolution - 3 ECTS; Community Work - 1 ECTS; Activities Subject – 2 ECTS; Working with Groups, Organisations and Networks - 2 ECTS.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lectures; introduction to group work; reflection work; independent study; meeting child welfare professionals from the practice field and individual written work.

Assessment Methods

An individual 6-hour examination (under supervision) based on child welfare work; graded marks.
A maximum of three course requirements, which must be approved before the completion of the course can be approved. The course requirements are described in the course plan.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean