您通常会处在复杂而充满挑战的境地，但您将通过与个人，家庭和社区合作来帮助改善生活并带来社会变革。从警察到住房服务，在卫生和社会保健团队内部，并与合作伙伴机构合作，您将帮助促进人权和社会正义。除非您在实践中经历过社交工作实践，否则就很难理解社会工作者所带来的变化，这就是为什么您要在第二和第三年完成工作的原因。您将探索的一些主题包括如何与服务用户和护理人员进行交流，为实践提供依据的理论，以及影响我们从出生到死亡的整个过程的因素。社交工作有时可能会很困难且充满挑战，并且在发展您的学术知识的同时，我们旨在提高您的
Social workers often find themselves working in challenging situations. You’ll work with people, their families, and their communities to bring about change and to help improve lives.<br><br>Working in a range of settings across various sectors, which may include statutory, private, voluntary, and charitable sectors, you’ll promote and advocate human rights and social justice. It can be difficult to appreciate the difference social workers make until you’ve experienced social work in action and that’s why you’ll complete two placements in your second and third years of study. <br><br>During your time on the course, you’ll develop an understanding of the knowledge base of social work alongside developing practical skills whilst on placements. Some of the topics you’ll explore will include how to communicate with people with a range of needs, the importance of working with colleagues from other disciplines and the importance of supervision and of reflective practice. You’ll consider theories including sociological and psychological perspectives, and factors that might impact on the life course from pre-birth through to death. You’ll consider the impact of politics, social policy and how welfare is delivered in the UK and internationally, whilst developing an understanding of the legal framework for social work and how the law is used to safeguard, support and to protect. <br><br> Social work can be challenging and demanding at times, that’s why we aim to help you build resilience and find ways to manage the many situations you’ll be faced with.