Ethical social work (5 cr)

Objective

You can observe social work in a culture sensitive, ethical and critical way.You become conscious of the meaning of the ideas of man and values as a part of client work.You can analyze your own values, attitudes and prejudices with relation to principles of social work.You observe the contradictions and possibilities related with social work in different operational environments.You are aware of the purpose of registering and documentation and you are able to document confidential information of clients considering the main principles of information security and concealment of confidential information.

Content

How do human rights, laws and ethical principles instruct client work in social work?What do mean culture sensitivity and criticism in social work?What kind of cultural and ethical possibilities and challenges are encountered in social work?How do you take into account norms, values and ethical principles when working as a social worker?What are the principles of juridically sustainable and ethical documentation?

Further information

Tämä toteutus on tarkoitettu sosionomipolkuopiskelijoille ja avoimen amk:n opiskelijoille.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

a. You can use professional vocabulary of social work systematically. c. You can identify interrelated tasks related with client work and process d. You can work together with customers, users and target groups taking account their individuality and strengths g. You can justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field and the laws related with client work issues.