Clinical social work

Course: Social Work

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Clinical social work
Code
ОК. 14
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
LO 1; LO 2; LO 4; LO 5; LO 7; LO 9; LO 11; LO 12; LO 14; LO 15; LO 16; The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section «Programme Profile».
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know the directions of personality research in clinically oriented areas of modern psychology at the level of a master's degree, who has completed a bachelor's degree at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv 2. To be able to use knowledge about the specifics of the basic categories of psychodiagnostics, categories of pathopsychology, the basic principles of work of a social worker and psychologist with patients of different nosologies and different ages, patterns of disorders of higher mental functions, the psychological structure of psychological experiment in the clinic, features of rehabilitation approaches in the clinic in practical work at the level of a student who has completed a bachelor's degree at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. 3. To possess basic skills of clinical conversation at the level of a social worker.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to determine the significance of the categories of differential diagnosis, qualification of intellectual, emotional and volitional defects, personality disorders and to reveal their place in the system of psychological knowledge and the provision of further social services. The discipline is aimed at developing student's knowledge of new trends in clinical psychodiagnostics of personality at the present stage, as well as the formation of appropriate professional skills and abilities to support clients and patients with a wide range of psychological and social problems, which requires formed ideas about the changes that occur in the personality under the influence of illness, certain life circumstances, and sociocultural factors. The course program organically combines various approaches of clinically oriented disciplines with modern requirements of psychodiagnostics and takes into account the specifics of the future professional activity of specialists.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Bogo, M. (2015). Field education for clinical social work practice: Best practices and contemporary challenges. Clinical Social Work Journal, 43, 317-324. Munson, C. (2012). Handbook of clinical social work supervision. Routledge. Cooper, M. G., & Lesser, J. G. (2008). Clinical social work practice: An integrated approach (p. 272). New York, NY: Pearson. Turner, K. (2009). Mindfulness: The present moment in clinical social work. Clinical Social Work Journal, 37, 95-103.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lectures, workshops
Assessment methods and criteria
Test based on the results of studying topic 1: 10/6 points Summary: 10/6 points Test control work on the 2nd topic: 10/6 points Test on the results of studying the 3rd topic: 10/6 points Report on practical work: 20/12 points The final assessment is in the form of an exam. The maximum number of points that can be obtained by a student is 40 points on a 100-point scale. The form of the examination is written. Types of tasks - tests, open questions, creative tasks; cases; with the test task being evaluated at 15%; the answer to open question 1 - 25%; the answer to open question 2 - 25%, the creative task - 35% of the total grade. The minimum threshold level of the exam score for the exam to be considered passed, the exam score cannot be less than 24 points. A student is admitted to the exam if he/she has completed 50% of the practical work provided for in the plan. Excellent 90-100 Good 75-89 Satisfactory 60-74 Fail 0-59
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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