SW21:Fundamentals in Social Work

This foundational module reviews methods to assess, plan, intervene, evaluate and terminate services with clients at the micro (individual or family), mezzo (group and local community) and macro (broader community, nation) levels.

It will also require students to expand upon theories and major concepts in social work.

Students will critically discuss the global definition of social work, ideologies of social welfare and the response to needs through organized services, and principles of the profession, such as social justice and human rights in community, economic and political contexts.

This module aims to provide an advanced level of understanding of the philosophical and theoretical foundations of social work/social welfare as a system to meet human needs. It also aims to highlight the fundamental social work practices, including the strength perspective, the ecological perspective, the problem-solving approaches, the postmodern practices, etc,