Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Practical Training of Professional Skills
Course Code
LUSDK_217
Branch of Science
Sociology and social work
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Social Welfare and Social Work
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Iveta Dūma
Structure Unit Manager
Liāna Deklava
Structural Unit
Department of Rehabilitation
Contacts
Riga, 26a Anniņmuižas boulevard, socdk@rsu.lv, +371 67061575
About Study Course
Objective
To ensure that students master skills of work with different target groups in social work practice.
Preliminary Knowledge
Not necessary.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.After a successful mastering of the study course the student will be able: • to list and describe the professional skills needed by a social worker; • to outline the role of professional skills in social work; • to recognise different groups of social work clients; • to choose an appropriate communication style in work with different target groups; • to explain the differences in the communication specification in work with different target groups.
Skills
1.After a successful mastering of the study course the student will be able: • to identify the necessary professional skills for a social worker when working with individual client groups; • to use certain professional skills in work with a client.
Competences
1.After a successful mastering of the study course the student will be able: • to use and increase the mastered professional skills during study placement.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
-
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-
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Studying of literature sources, acquittance with research, role play design development.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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-
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Attendance – 20%; Work in groups, activities in classes – 40%; Defence – 40%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Professional skills and abilities of a social worker
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Professional skills and abilities of a social worker
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Professional skills and abilities of a social worker
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Tasks of social worker’s job etiquette in the working environment and communication with a client
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Tasks of social worker’s job etiquette in the working environment and communication with a client
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Social portrait of social work clients
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Social portrait of social work clients
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Social portrait of social work clients
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Training of professional skills – communication, active listening
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Training of professional skills – communication, active listening
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Teamwork in social work – establishing cooperation
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Teamwork in social work – establishing cooperation
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Training of professional skills – organisational and documenting skills
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Training of professional skills – organisational and documenting skills
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Confidentiality and personal data
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Training of professional skills – setting and maintaining boundaries in social work
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Professional skills and abilities of a social worker
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Tasks of social worker’s job etiquette in the working environment and communication with a client
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Social portrait of social work clients
|
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Social portrait of social work clients
|
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
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Auditorium
|
2
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Topics
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Training of professional skills – communication, active listening
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Teamwork in social work – establishing cooperation
|
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Teamwork in social work – establishing cooperation
|
-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Training of professional skills – organisational and documenting skills
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Confidentiality and personal data
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Training of professional skills – setting and maintaining boundaries in social work
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
20 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Sociālais darbs: izglītība, pētniecība, prakse 2017. [Rakstu krājums]. Sastādītāja L. Vilka. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2017
2.
Pam Field, Cathie Jasper&Lesley Litter “Practice Education in Social Work: Achieving Professional Standarts” St Albans, UK: Crital Publishing; 2016
3.
Evija Apine, Vita Roga “Klienta identitātes transformācija sociālā darba procesā” Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds; 2011
Additional Reading
1.
Publikācija: Juris Osis “Pierādījumi, pieredze, intuīcija – efektīvas sociālā darba prakses instrumenti” Sociālais darbs Latvijā 2/2019
2.
Michaela Rogers, Dawn Whitaker, David Edmondson, Donna Peach “Developing Skills for Social Work Practise” Sage Publications; 2020