Social Work Ba (B), Social work in a Swedish and global context, 15 Credits

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Social Work Ba (B), Social work in a Swedish and global context, 15 Credits

General data

  • Code: SA001G
  • Subject/Main field: Social Work
  • Cycle: First cycle
  • Progression: (B)
  • Credits: 15
  • Progressive specialization: G2F - First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
  • Answerable department: Psychology and Social Work
  • Answerable faculty: Faculty of Human Sciences
  • Established: 12/13/2006
  • Date of change: 11/14/2018
  • Version valid from: 1/15/2019

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide a broad overview of different areas of social work and social welfare in Sweden. The course is designed for international exchange students, and presents a variety of aspects of social work in Sweden.

Course objectives

Students who successfully complete the course will
• have knowledge of social welfare and several specific fields of social work in Sweden (organisation, funding, different models of welfare, care and treatment, education and other aspects)
• have knowledge of differences and similarities in social work and social welfare between countries
• be able to find facts, figures, literature and research on social work in Sweden through resources available on the Internet
• be able to give an individual written and oral presentation of a specific aspect of social work or social welfare in Sweden.

Content

Through a set of one or two week modules the students will learn about different aspects of social work and social welfare in Sweden. Content may differ from one semester to another. Example of modules that could appear on the course: Human rights and Public Law in Sweden, Addictions, International social work, Intercultural social work, Community work, Gender and social work, Social services in Sweden, How to find facts, figures, literature and research on social work in Sweden (module integrated in essay work).
There will be lectures, seminars and study visits to social services and local NGO’s.

Entry requirements

At least one year of successfully completed full-time studies at university level, of which one semester social work or other studies that can be considered equivalent.

Selection rules and procedures

The selection process is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance and the local order of admission.

Examination form

0010: Examination, 15.0 Credits
Grade scale: Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.

The students are expected to produce module related working papers and will for the whole course be examined through an essay presented at a seminar.

Grading system: www.miun.se/betygskriterier

Grading system

Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.

Course reading

Required literature

  • Author: Soydan, H. (2008)
  • Title: Politics and Values in Social Work Research. In: Shaw, I, Briar -Lawson, K, Orme, J. and Rucksdeschel, R. The Sage Handbook of Social Work Research
  • Comment: p. 131-148 (18 pages)
  • Author: Righard, Erica & Montesino, Norma (2012)
  • Article title: Conceptions of knowledge in Swedish social work education. A historical account
  • Journal: Årg. 31, Nr. 5, ss. 651-662. (12 pages)
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: Social Work Education
  • Author: Pringle, Keith (2010)
  • Article title: Swedish welfare responses to ethnicity: the case of children and their families: Svenska välfärdssvar på etnicitet: barn och deras familjer
  • Journal: 2010, Vol. 13(1), p.19-34 (16 pages)
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: European Journal of Social Work
  • Author: Mulinari, Diana; Neergaard, Anders (2012)
  • Article title: Violence, Racism, and the Political Arena: A Scandinavian Dilemma
  • Journal: 2012, Vol. 20(1), p.12-18 (7 pages)
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research
  • Author: Meeuwisse, Anna (2008)
  • Article title: Organizational innovation in the Swedish welfare state
  • Journal: 28.2 (May 2008): 187-210. (24 pages)
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: Critical Social Policy
  • Author: Lyons, Karen, Manion, Kathleen & Carlsen Mary (2006)
  • Title: International perspectives on social work. Global conditions and local practice.
  • Publisher: Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Author: Listerborn, Carina (2012)
  • Article title: Suburban women and the ‘glocalisation’ of the everyday lives. Gender and glocalities in underprivileged areas in Sweden
  • Journal: Publicerad online 17 Jan 2012
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: Gender, Place & Culture
  • URL: DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2011.649351
  • Author: Lalander, Philip & Sernhede Ove (2011)
  • Article title: Social mobilization or street crimes. Two strategies among young urban outcasts in contemporary Sweden
  • Journal: Årg. 7, Nr. 2, ss. 99-121
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: Educare
  • Author: Jönsson, Jessica H; Kamali, Masoud (2012)
  • Article title: Fishing for development: A question for social work
  • Journal: 2012, Vol.55 (4), pp.504-521 (18 pages)
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: International Social Work
  • Author: Jönsson, Jessica H. (2015)
  • Article title: The contested field of social work in a retreating welfare state: the case of Sweden
  • Journal: 2015, Vol.3 (3), pp.357-374 (18 pages)
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: Critical and Radical Social Work
  • Author: IFSW (International Federation of Social Workers)., IASSW (International Association of Schools of Social Work), & ICSW (International Council on Social Welfare) (2012)
  • Title: Ethics in Social Work: statement of principles
  • URL: statement of principles http://ifsw.org/policies/statement-of-ethical-principles/
  • Author: IFSW (International Federation of Social Workers)., IASSW (International Association of Schools of Social Work), & ICSW (International Council on Social Welfare) (2012)
  • Title: The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: Commitment to Action
  • URL: www.globalsocialagenda.org.
  • Author: Healy. L. M. (2008)
  • Article title: Exploring the history of social work as a human rights profession
  • Journal: 51:6 s. 735-748 (14 pages)
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: International Social Work
  • Author: Hansen Löfstrand, Cecilia (2010)
  • Article title: Reforming the Work to Combat Long-Term Homelessness in Sweden
  • Journal: 53 (1): 19-34. (16 pages)
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: Acta Sociologica
  • Author: Gray M., Coates J. & Hetherington T. Ed. (2013)
  • Title: Environmental Social Work
  • Publisher: New York: Routledge
  • Author: Frost, Elizabeth; Höjer, Staffan; Campanini, Annamaria (2013)
  • Article title: Readiness for practice: social work students' perspectives in England, Italy, and Sweden
  • Journal: 2013, Vol. 16(3), p.327-343
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: European Journal of Social Work
  • Author: Forssell, Emilia (2013)
  • Article title: Transnational ageing, care needs and the welfare state
  • Journal: Nr. 1, ss. 83-99
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: Transnational Social Review. A Social Work Journal
  • Author: Dominelli, Lena (2010)
  • Title: Social work in a globalizing world
  • Publisher: Cambridge: Polity (211 pages)
  • Author: Björngren Cuadra (2015)
  • Article title: Encounters with Irregular Migrants in Social Work- “Collateral Damage” and Reframing of Recognizability in Swedish Public Social Services
  • Journal: (13): 302-320
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
  • Author: Bergmark, Åke; Palme, Joakim (2003)
  • Article title: Welfare and the unemployment crisis: Sweden in the 1990s
  • Journal: 2003, Vol.12 (2), pp.108-122 (17 pages)
  • Year/Volume/nr/pages: International Journal of Social Welfare
  • Title: Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles 2018
  • URL: https://www.iassw-aiets.org/2018/04/18/global-social-work-statement-of-ethical-principles-iassw/

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