SOCIAL WORK REGULATIONS

Course Description

The course focuses on national and international legal sources of social welfare and gives an overview of national and international regulations regarding social welfare services and social work. The course stresses on legal principles and procedures relevant to social work practice with families and children, mental illnesses, elderly, substance abusers and offenders: structure and operation of legal systems, principles to follow in conducting legal research, basic principles of constitutional law and law related to juvenile delinquency, child protection, child adoption, education and domestic relations. The course also covers legal aspects of social work practice including licensing, confidentiality and professional liability.

SOCIAL WORK REGULATIONS

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 Evaluating and using regulations needed in social work practice in a competent way.
2. 02 Defines the importance of the regulations in social work practice.
3. 03 Uses national and international sources of social work regulations
4. 04 Uses regulations effectively in social work fields
5. 05 Uses opportunities provided by the law to advocate clients rights

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Brammer, Alison (2011). Social Work Law (4th Ed.) Pearson Education Limited: United Kingdom.
2. 02 Robert Johns (2020). Using the Law in Social Work. Sage: United Kingdom.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Evaluating and using legal regulations needed in social work practice in a competent way. SOLO 5
2. L02 Defines the importance of legislations in social work practice. SOLO 2
3. L03 Identifies legislations effectively in social work fields SOLO 2
4. L04 Identifies opportunities provided by the law to advocate clients' rights. SOLO 2
5. L05 Recognizes national and international sources of social work legislations SOLO 2

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Has knowledge of social service application areas (health, social welfare services, education, social security, civil society, local government).
2. P02 Has knowledge of social work theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory).
3. P03 Has knowledge of human development and social environment.
4. P04 Use knowledge of communication skills (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups).
5. P05 Use knowledge of management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations)
6. P06 Apply knowledge of research methods and techniques in social work.
7. P07 Has the ability to perform planned change process (linking, diagnosis and evaluation, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination and monitoring of applications) by considering similarities and differences for all levels of applicants.
8. P08 Social service application areas (Health, education, social security, civil society, local government), social service theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory), human development and social environment, communication (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups) apply management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations), research methods and techniques, professional ethics, principles and values, and the ability to practice social work with different client groups.
9. P09 Has the ability to distinguish and collect appropriate information for social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
10. P10 Has the ability to interpret research results and professional literature.
11. P11 Has the ability to develop inter-institutional relations, communication and joint services.
12. P12 Acts in accordance with professional ethics, norms and standards that determine duties and rights related to social work profession.
13. P13 It adopts social justice and rights based approach within the framework of social, scientific, cultural and professional values.
14. P14 Develop an understanding of individual, family, group, institution, community, community and global practices in order to improve social functionality and facilitate social change
15. P15 Becomes a model to the society with knowledge, skills, values ​​and attitudes and adopts the understanding of lifelong learning.

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