EPN-V2

SBV4000 Knowledge perspectives in child welfare Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Kunnskapsperspektiver i barnevern
Study programme
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Study Option International Social Welfare and Health Policy
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care, part-time
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Child Care
Master in Programme Applied Social Sciences
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences
Elective modules, Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Social Work, part-time
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Social Work
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Child welfare is a social field whose practice is based on implicit and explicit theories drawn from many different disciplines. It is a normative area, and a critical basis is required for assessing what knowledge is valid and relevant to practice in the field. Ways of understanding children and their status in society form important premises for the child welfare service's activities at all times. An aim for the course is to develop critical and analytical; thinking of child welfare services knowledge base and activities.

Required preliminary courses

Kunnskaper

Studenten har

  • kunnskaper om motivasjon og belønning, kommunikasjon
  • kjennskap til betydningen av personlighet, kognisjon, emosjoner, jobbholdninger og arbeidsmiljø
  • grunnleggende kunnskap om makt, innflytelse og konflikter, ledelse, beslutninger
  • organisasjonskultur, læring og endring fra et organisasjonspsykologisk perspektiv.
  • mer inngående kunnskap i et fordypningstema innenfor fagfeltet som varierer fra år til år

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

  • bruke ulike teoretiske tilnærminger og perspektiver fra faget for å forstå og analysere utfordringer og dilemmaer knyttet til menneskers atferd i organisasjoner
  • benytte kunnskap fra organisasjonspsykologien når de skal fatte og iverksette beslutninger i organisasjoner.

Generell kompetanse

Studenten har

  • oppøvet ferdighet i kritisk refleksjon om fagets muligheter og begrensninger

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

  • in-depth knowledge of key theoretical understanding of children and childhood, including child constructions that address children as participants in daily life and in the child welfare services professional practice
  • insight into the importance of theoretical understanding for the practice in the field
  • knowledge of the importance of social class, ethnicity, age/generation and gender in the context of child welfare
  • knowledge of the methodological implications of the different theoretical interpretations

Skills

The student is capable of

  • analysing child welfare's implicit and explicit knowledge base
  • analysing the phenomena related to child welfare
  • analysing and discussing child welfare phenomena with a basis in social science theory and social science perspectives

General competence

The student has

  • the necessary expertise to remain critical to new knowledge​

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods vary between lectures given by lecturers and guest lecturers. Students will actively participate in teaching and group work.

Course requirements

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

  • Work requirements for groups are to make a summary and an assessment of a number of syllabus articles, equivalent to the number of students in the group. Syllabus articles will be distributed to groups. It is assumed that the group collaborates on the work requirement. The summaries of the syllabus articles should be submitted in Canvas, and will be available for the other students in the course.;

Assessment

Gradert skala A-F.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Et uttrekk på minst 25 % av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer.

Karakterene på de besvarelsene som er vurdert skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.;

Examiners

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.;

At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Course contact person

Oddbjørg Skjær Ulvik