SWK-20022 - 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

This module builds upon human growth and development in year one of the degree. It expands upon this subject, within a broader societal context in order for the student to understand how austerity or inequality impacts upon service users lives in different ways. Understood as contemporary social problems, this module includes topics such as dual diagnosis, alcohol and drug misuse, violence and mental health, preparing the learner for the complex problems that service users can encounter throughout many aspects of their lives.

This module aims to explore and analyse contemporary 'social problems' and their impact upon social work service users, including alcohol and drug misuse, violence and mental health across the life course.

Intended Learning Outcomes

analyse the extent to which social problems (such as alcohol and other drug use, domestic abuse, child abuse) pose specific complexities and disadvantages for service users: 1
analyse and demonstrate an awareness of the processes and impact of social inequalities, injustice, and oppression in the context of service delivery ( such as dual diagnosis, complex needs, children leaving care): 1
explain how understandings of social problems change throughout history and consider the relationship of these and issues such as poverty, austerity and inequalities to poorer outcomes for service users: 1

Study hours

Scheduled Teaching: 30 hours to include approximately 6 hours of input from practitioners
Independent study hours: 50 hours on reading key articles + 70 hours on preparation and construction of assignment.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment