SWK-10009 - Module Specification
School of Primary, Community and Social Care
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

This module is designed to provide students with an introductory and underpinning knowledge of the experience and circumstances of adult service users and the service delivery context (law, policy and practice) in which social work with adults takes place, with a view to enabling students to practise effectively with adult service users.
A variety of methods will be utilised that will seek to address different learning styles. The key teaching and learning methods will be lectures, class discussion, seminars and workshops. There will be input from practitioners. Students will be expected to read widely for this module.
This module meets the requirements for the professional and regulatory bodies.

This module is designed to provide basic underpinning knowledge of the experience and circumstances of adult service users and the service delivery context (law, policy and practice) in which social work with adults takes place, with a view to enabling students to practise effectively with adult service users. A case-based learning approach will be adopted.
This Level 4 module introduces students to social work with adults. It is one of two modules, the second of which is at level five, which provides students with the underpinning knowledge and skills necessary to practise social work with adults. This module will make a significant contribution to meeting the requirements of the relevant benchmark statements for social work.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify knowledge of the role of the state in providing social care in adult services: 1
Apply the key principles and concepts of assessment processes in adult social work, including carers: 1
Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding protocols when working with vulnerable adults: 1
Identify and apply the key legislation in the context of adult social care: 1
Identify and apply the principles of person-centred practice to the case study: 1
Describe the key principles of good practice in assessment in adult social work: 1

Study hours

40 hours of formal lectures, seminars and workshops
160 hours guided independent study and assignment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment