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Understand the importance of social work within our society
Social workers are committed professionals who work in partnership with individuals, families and groups experiencing marginalisation, disadvantage or social difficulties. This free online course in social work studies will give you a thorough knowledge and understanding of what social work is, the skills needed to be a social worker, and what social workers do. There are also some video and audio based case studies which will help you further understand the social issues that are presented to social workers and how social workers respond to them. This course is ideal for professionals who are already in a health-related or care-giving occupation and who want to learn more about social work, and for learners who are interested in social work as a career.
Diploma in Social Work Studies is originally from and published by OpenLearn and has a duration of 10-15 Hours for the average learner.
 Content Type
- Video: Low
- Audio: Medium
- Animation: None
- Assessments: Yes
- Course Rating:
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Certification Availability
- PDF Download: No
- Parchment: Yes
- Framed Parchment: Yes
- Type: diploma
Education Level
- Approximate FETAC Level: Level 5
- Approximate NQF Level (UK): Level 3
- Other: Higher High Secondary School
- Age appropriateness: 18+ Years
- Minimum Grade/Class Level: Higher High Secondary School
Learning Outcome
This course will help you to understand the importance of social work within society. You will gain a good knowledge of the four components required for good practice in social work and become aware of children’s rights. You will have a good knowledge of the day-to-day experience of a social worker and learn an approach called ‘constructive” social work. How to analyse evidence and arguments using social science techniques will be outlined.
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