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Diploma in Social Work Studies

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ID: 350 | Video: Low | Audio: Medium | Animation: None

Equivalent to FETAC: Level 5 | Equivalent to QCF (UK): Level 3

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Understand the importance of social work within our society

By Publisher: OpenLearn | Factsheet | Demo

This free online 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.


Social workers are committed professionals who work in partnership with individuals, families and groups experiencing marginalisation, disadvantage or social difficulties. This course 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 enhance your understanding.

Modules in Diploma in Social Work Studies

Module 1: What is Social Work? Module 2: The Needs of Service Users Module 3: Case Study: Redcar and Cleveland Mind Module 4: Four Components of Good Practice - Knowledge Module 5: Four Components of Good Practice - Social Work Process Module 6: Four Components of Good Practice - Values and Ethics Social Work Assessment 1 Module 7: Four Components of Good Practice: Social Worker Skills - Using the Senses Module 8: Social Worker Skills - Thinking Skills Module 9: Social Worker Skills - Combining Thinking Skills and the Senses Module 10: Social Worker Skills - Managing Information Module 11: Responding to Children's Needs Module 12: Critical Practice in Social Work Module 13: Constructive Social Worker Module 14: Evidence and Argument in Social Science Social Work Assessment 2 Social Work End of Course Assessment
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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Comments & Reviews

  • Mluleki Ndebele - Zimbabwe

    2013-05-23 14:05:58

    Course Module: Module 5: Four Components of Good Practice - Social Work ProcessCourse Topic: Social Work Process EvaluationComment: This course has been of great importance to me as I am now aware of the skills needed when deciding outcomes,planning,intervention and assessment.

  • John Kartee - United States of America

    2013-05-18 09:05:34

    Course Module: Module 1: What is Social Work?Course Topic: Introduction to Social WorkComment: This is an excellent introduction to to the study of social works citing the key words,"rights and empowerment". I think these two words form the ideological basis of the study of social works.

  • Futira Mfune - Zambia

    2013-05-17 00:05:38

    Course Module: Module 1: What is Social Work?Course Topic: Introduction to Social WorkComment: Social work is a vital aspect to the society,it helps better and develop peoples lives, due to intervention of the social work profession which promotes problem solving by counselling, case work, risk assessing, care managing and agency of social controling.

  • Marisa Jala - United Kingdom

    2013-05-16 18:05:40

    Course Module: Module 1: What is Social Work?Course Topic: Case Study: The Durrants Audio File Part 1Comment: Very good

  • Wendy Lewis - United States of America

    2013-05-16 01:05:14

    Course Module: Module 1: What is Social Work?Course Topic: Introduction to Social WorkComment: Am just getting started and loving it.