SO-103 Specialisation in Social Work Theory and Practice
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Mette Fløystad Kvammen
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Social Work
Teaching language
NorwegianRecommended prerequisites
The subject builds upon SO-102 Introduction to Social Work
Course contents
The course will provide the students insight into different counselling theories and methods and practical communication as well as communication skills.
The following topics are included:
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Theoretical approaches to social work based on psychodynamic, learning and systems theoretical approaches with the emphasis on a relational approach
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Communication; theory and practice
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Crisis and counselling
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Interdisciplinary and intersectoral approaches
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Counselling roles
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The conversation generally in a counselling situation and specifically as a professionnal counsellor or helper
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Various types of conversations and helping relationships
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the student should have acquired
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Knowledge about user-related counselling in the social welfare field.
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Knowledge about basic theoretical counselling-models, different conversation and helping relationships based on interaction-theory
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Basic counselling skills
Teaching methods
Lectures and groupwork. Mandatory teacher-assisted training in communication and practical skills and group exercises. Compulsory practice studies. Expected workload is about 270 hours.
Evaluation
The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
5 hours individual written school exam. Graded assessment.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| SO-101 – Social Work I. Individual Social Work - Foundations and Theory | 10 |
| SV-201 – User-related Guidance, Inquiry and Support | 10 |
| SO-100 – Social Work I, Introduction to Theories in Social Work | 7.5 |
| SO-107 – Marginalization and inclusion | 5 |