SWK-10024 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

NONE

Barred Combinations

NONE

Description for 2024/25

The learning on this module will introduce students to social work values and ethics, and how ethical frameworks are embedded in social work practice. The students will learn about social work codes of practice/ethics and how they underpin the values and practice of social work. Students will be introduced to the wider context of social work and they will explore social division, inequality and disadvantage. There will be a variety of insitu and online teaching and learning activities which will not only consider wider socio economic factors but also explore the students own values and personal narrative. The assessment will enable the students to demonstrate their understanding of the impact of structural inequality and disadvantage, and of the values and ethical context that underpins social work practice. This module will equip students with an understanding of social work values as well as an understanding of the wider context in which social work takes place and their role in challenging structural inequality and disadvantage. The learning in this module will equip students to apply knowledge in a variety of practice settings and service user groups.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to social work values and ethics, and how ethical frameworks are embedded in social work practice. Students will be introduced to the wider context of social work and they will explore social division, inequality and disadvantage.

Intended Learning Outcomes

identify the nature of social work, and describe its role and function in a diverse society, with particular reference to concepts such as prejudice, structural discrimination, empowerment and anti-discriminatory practice: 2
explore the nature, historical evolution, and application of social work values, in particular relevant regulatory and professional body Codes or Standards of Practice/Ethics for Social Workers and their underpinning philosophies: 1
identify the nature, boundaries, and characteristics of professional activity and judgement: 1
demonstrate an initial understanding of the socio-legal and political processes that lead to marginalisation, isolation and exclusion and their impact on the demand for social work services: 2
Demonstrate an initial understanding of the processes involved in social action and its potential for achieving change: 2

Study hours

Active Learning Hours =
Lectures 40 hours in situ
Interactive group work 20 Hours in situ
Tutorials 3 Hours in situ
Directed study (engagement with specific resources): 24 hours synchronous, remote

Independent Study (remote, asynchronous) :
100 Wider reading relating to taught sessions and set tasks
113 Preparation for assessment tasks.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment