SOCIAL WORK THEORIES AND METHODS I
- Academic year
- 2024/2025 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- TEORIE E METODOLOGIE DEL SERVIZIO SOCIALE I
- Course code
- FT0590 (AF:521423 AR:292754)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6 out of 12 of SOCIAL WORK THEORIES AND METHODS
- Degree level
- Bachelor's Degree Programme
- Educational sector code
- SPS/07
- Period
- 3rd Term
- Course year
- 1
- Where
- VENEZIA
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will know and will understand the phases of the methodological process of social work and will have acquired knowledge relating to the main operational tools of professional practice.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the student will have acquired the useful knowledge to experiment the methodologies of the professional help relationship, knowing how to recognize and critically observe the development of the help process in its various phases.
Judgment skills
The course aims to stimulate the student a reflective approach to the methodology of social work, through which to promote skills and technical skills constantly anchored to the human dimension of the aid process, also knowing how to distinguish the sense of personalized planning of interventions from a merely performance-based action.
Communication skills
At the end of the course, the student will have acquired a professional language through which he will be able to expose the contents covered in the course in a timely manner and discuss the main issues addressed with his own reflections. Through the group work proposed during the lessons, the student will also have refined their skills to relate in public, as well as to actively participate in the interventions proposed by colleagues.
Learning ability
At the end of the course the student will be able to critically consult the reference texts and the proposed bibliography.
Pre-requirements
Contents
The methodological procedure and its phases
From work for performance to custom project
The social service interview
The home visit
Professional documentation
Referral texts
A. Zilianti A. B. Rovai, Assistenti sociali professionisti. Metodologia del lavoro sociale. Carocci, Roma, ed. 2007, rist. 2021. Capitoli 1, 2, 3 e 4
E. Allegri, P. Palmieri, F. Zucca, Il colloquio nel servizio sociale, Carocci, Roma, 2005.
L. Bini, Documentazione e servizio sociale. Manuale di scrittura per operatori. Carocci, Roma, 2018. Parte prima e seconda
Per la comprensione delle questioni fondamentali inerenti il corso si consiglia la consultazione di Campanini A. (diretto da), Nuovo Dizionario di Servizio sociale, Carocci Faber, Roma, 2013
Slide e materiali forniti dal docente e resi disponibili nello spazio Moodle dedicato al corso
Ulteriori indicazioni bibliografiche fornite durante il corso e indicate nelle slide caricate in Mood
Codice deontologico dell’Assistente sociale (versione aggiornata, 1 giugno 2020. Testo disponibile al seguente indirizzo: https://cnoas.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Il-nuovo-codice-deontologico-dellassistente-sociale.pdf )
Slide e materiali forniti dal docente e resi disponibili nello spazio Moodle dedicato al corso
Per la comprensione delle questioni fondamentali inerenti il corso si consiglia la consultazione di Campanini A. (diretto da), Nuovo Dizionario di Servizio sociale, Carocci Faber, Roma, 2013
Assessment methods
- 80%: written test with open questions relating to the topics of the course. The questions will be aimed at verifying the candidate's acquisition of theoretical knowledge, his ability to re-elaborate the contents treated and to link the various themes proposed.
- 20%: active participation in working group discussions, carrying out the proposed individual and group exercises, oral presentations
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
- 80%: written test with open questions relating to the topics of the course. The questions will be aimed at verifying the candidate's acquisition of theoretical knowledge, his ability to re-elaborate the contents treated and to link the various themes proposed.
- 20%: oral exam
For the purposes of carrying out the final exams, please note that male and female students can be considered attending students if they are present at at least 80% of the meetings and if they have actually delivered the final thesis. All other male and female students will be considered "non-attending"
Teaching methods
Teaching language
Further information
- Ca 'Foscari applies Italian law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) for support and accommodation services available to students with disabilities or with specific learning disabilities. If you have a motor, visual, hearing or other disability (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010) and request support (assistance in the classroom, technological aids for carrying out exams or exams individualized, accessible format material, notes retrieval, specialized tutoring to support the study, interpreters or other) contact the Disability and SLD office disabling@unive.it.