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SWK-30032 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 17 May 2024

SWK-30032 - Authority, Leadership and Partnership in Social Work
Coordinator: Cath Holmstrom Room: N/A
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

N/A

Barred Combinations

N/A

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To explore theoretical knowledge of leadership, working within organisations within contemporary social work practice contexts and to consider and develop an understanding of professional authority and confidence, within a context in which partnership working is essential, but often challenging.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/swk-30032/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

analyse theories of leadership, management, and change in relation to social work practice contexts: 2
critically evaluate literature that explores partnership working with service users and carers: 2
critically analyse learning from serious case reviews and/or Inquiry reports in social work to identify learning and practice challenges: 1
examine and critically discuss examples of the legal, ethical and practice imperatives requiring an inter-professional approach to effective professional practice: 2
explore and critique the concepts of 'professional authority' and 'professional leadership' in the content of contemporary social work and identify own professional development needs in relation to these concepts: 1

Study hours

60 hours of teaching to include a balance of workshop-based sessions (50 hours) and small group tutorials to support the personal development aspect and preparation of assessments (10 hours)
240 independent study including preparation for assessment and for preparation of poster presentation (80 hours); preparation for taught sessions (120 hours); 40 hours wider reading to extend or consolidate learning

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Poster weighted 50%
Individual Poster Presentation (equivalent to 1000 words)
Students will identify and explore the concepts of professional leadership, power and authority within the contexts of contemporary social work practice, and identify areas for development around professional concern, drawing upon learning from Serious Case Reviews

2: Case Study weighted 50%
Case study (3000 words)
Students will apply theoretical and prior placement based learning to explore a case scenario in which issues of organisational leadership, change and inter-professional working will be central. Students will identify key risks and opportunities and will demonstrate confidence in using theory to explore and explain these practice concepts, processes and contexts

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 17 May 2024