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SWU106: Social Work Values

Module Title	Social Work Values
Module Code	SWU106
Module Tutor	Barbara Neale
School	Institute of Education and Public Services
CAT Points	15
Level of Study	4
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	Restricted to BSc Social Work
Brief Description	This module will analyse the important position that social work values hold within social work, and how these values link to notions of social justice, equality, morality, professional ethics and anti-discriminatory/anti-oppressive approaches to social work practice. Students will explore what is meant by the terms disadvantage, discrimination and deprivation and oppression and will analyse different ideas that have been put forward to redistribute the benefits, opportunities and wealth more equal across all social groups and the role of social work within this context.
Indicative Syllabus	Students will begin the module with coverage of the terms and concepts used in relation social work values and have the opportunity to explore early philosophical works on the subject of social justice and equality. These concepts will be related to the Code of Practise for social workers and the difficulties encountered when attempting to adopt a 'principled' or value based position in contemporary social work practice. Students will be given the opportunities to explore these ideas and their findings with social work practitioners and service users and carers.
Learning Outcomes	This module is designed to enable students to: Provide an account of what is meant by the term ‘social work values’ Understand the link between personal and professional values and professional ethics Understand the philosophical and moral framework that underpins notions of justice, equality, social conscience and moral judgments Understand the link between reciprocity, self determination and responsibility in social work and the opportunity to learn from the experiences of practitioners, service users and carers on these subjects Link themes covered in this module to teaching covered in other parts of the degree programme Develop a critically reflective, self-directed, collaborative and rigorous attitude to learning and to the acquisition of knowledge and the ability to relate this learning to contemporary social work practice Identify the learning they have acquired, and their future learning objectives, in their Professional Development Plan (PDP) portfolio
Learning and Teaching Activities	Staff/student contact circa 20% (to include lectures, extensive use of video recordings, and group work) Student independent study circa 80% (to include reading, studying video recordings, preparation, research)
Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide)	001: 100% Coursework: Standard: 2000 words or equivalent
Special Assessment Requirements	None
Indicative Resources	The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.

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