SFV4900 Judgement, Power and Ethics in Social Work Course description

Gjennom begrepene dømmekraft, makt og etikk vil vi i dette emnet tematisere profesjonell skjønnsutøvelse og dømmekraft i konkrete praksissituasjoner hvor organisasjonen som system og rammer er sentralt. Her vil ikke minst den makten profesjonsutøveren er gjenstand for være sentralt å utforske.

Har de profesjonelle et handlingsrom for å kunne gjøre gode skjønnsmessige beslutninger? På hvilke måter styrer samfunnets diskurser og organisatoriske logikker, rammer og retningslinjer de ulike praksiser? Hvordan er forholdet mellom fakta og verdier når man skal gjøre gode vurderinger og beslutninger? Hva gjør at praksis blir som den blir, og hva virker bestemmende for våre beslutninger når vi som profesjonsutøvere skal vurdere, beslutte og handle på vegne av en tjeneste?

Emnet tematiserer profesjonell skjønnsutøvelse og dømmekraft i konkrete praksissituasjoner, med særskilt oppmerksomhet rettet mot maktutøvelse og fagetisk praksis. Sosialarbeideren i spenningsfeltene mellom teori og praksis, mellom system og individ og mellom kontroll og hjelp vil representere et utgangspunkt. Sammenhengen mellom den profesjonelles faglige identitet og profesjonell praksis i møte med klienter vil stå sentralt.

Emnet legger opp til at studentene skal reflektere over egne praksiserfaringer i lys av teori i oppgaver og annen aktivitet i undervisningen.

The course concludes with an hour long oral exam. The exam is based on the written coursework requirements, the video recording and the syllabus from the three academic years. The oral exam is graded by one internal and one external examiner.

Guidelines for the video presentation

Students present a video recording from their clinical work, about 15 minutes duration. The recording must be from the last year of the program. The purpose of this form of exam is to provide the student the opportunity to demonstrate:

• excellent skills in clinical intervention
• ability to relate theory and practice
• professional (theoretical and clinical) development during the program.

It is important that students demonstrate an ability to apply academic thinking in practice. Furthermore, students must be able to reflect over what occurs in "the clinical moment" and link this to the treatment process.

Course requirements accepted prior to the exam should preferable be used for the same exam, but in cases where examination is postponed, a revised version may be submitted. If ethically required and approved in advance.

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har

• inngående kunnskap om begrepene dømmekraft, makt og etikk
• inngående kunnskap om ulike etiske perspektiver
• inngående kunnskap om ulike maktteoretiske perspektiver
• avansert kunnskap om betydning av etikk og makt i profesjonell yrkesutøvelse
• avansert kunnskap om de sosialfaglige spenningsfeltene mellom teori og praksis, mellom system og individ og mellom kontroll og hjelp

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• analysere hvordan makt disponerer for bestemte praksisformer
• analysere og drøfte verdier og etiske utfordringer i sosialfaglig arbeid
• anvende teoretiske perspektiver og begreper om etikk og makt i analyser av sosialfaglig praksis
• reflektere inngående over sammenhengen mellom etisk, sosialfaglig og juridisk skjønnsutøvelse i velferdstjenestene
• anvende etisk kunnskap i sosialfaglige vurderings- og beslutningsprosesser

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan

• analysere, reflektere og forholde seg kritisk til egen profesjonsutøvelse i lys av ulike teoretiske perspektiver
• oppdatere og videreutvikle sin etiske kunnskap innenfor sosialfaglige praksisfelter
• bidra til nytenkning og innovasjon for å videreutvikle den etiske kompetansen på egen arbeidsplass

Undervisningsformen består i en kombinasjon av forelesninger, seminar og plenumsdiskusjoner.

Students attend lectures and workshops in family therapeutic approaches and participate in guided practice placement. The course runs over six semesters with a total of 300 hours of practice placement. The course draws on a combination of lectures, workshops and change work among families under supervision of experienced family therapists in relevant, approved practice placements. Students practice family therapeutic approaches and work throughout the course to integrate own therapeutic development with theory, research based knowledge and experiences from the practice field.

Police documentation

Students are required to provide police documentation at the start of the course, cf. Regulation regarding admission to higher studies, §6-1 & §6-2.

Eksamen i emnet er en skriftlig individuell 3-dagers (72 timer) hjemmeeksamen. Besvarelsen skal ha et omfang på 2200 ord (+/-10 %).

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

Gradert skala A-F.

The course leans on different learning approaches, with a combination of lectures, workshops, group work and clinical training. The practical training runs from the second semester and through the four following semesters. 75 hours per semester, with a total of 300 hours.

The practical therapy training consists of immersion in different aspects of therapeutic work under the tutelage of experienced family therapists in approved clinical settings. An individual midway meeting between the supervisor and student is carried out each semester.

Each placement setting organizes practice training according to a common plan of progress.

The practical training component must be approved before students can register for the final exam.

The practical training placement must be approved before students register for the final exam. OsloMet is responsible for the practical training placement and approval of relevant places. Approval of placement must be given before commencement of clinical training.

Attendance in lectures and workshops is compulsory, with minimum 80 % participation . If absence exceeds 20 %, but less than 30 %, students can compensate by submitting an additional coursework requirement. The maximum absence limit is 30 % per academic year. Students whose absence exceeds 30 %, may not compensate by submitting coursework requirement and may not continue to the next year of the program, nor register for the final exam.

The university is responsible for the final assessment of the student according to the Act Relating to Universities and University Colleges. It is also referred to the Regulations on studies and exams at OsloMet - the metropolitan university Chapter 8. Guided practice. Number of attempts.

Course work requirements

Second semester: Students submit a written assignment of 3 pages (+/- 10 per cent) in preparation for practice. The required coursework must be approved before students undertake clinical training. It is possible to resubmit the coursework once if the assignment is not approved.

Fifth semester: Students submit a practical training report of 8 pages (+/- 10 per cent) with reflections over learning outcomes relating to therapeutic development. Work on the report should be done throughout the clinical training placement, and the report should form the basis for individual midway meetings with the clinical training supervisor.

The clinical training report must be approved by the clinical training supervisor and signed by both the clinical training supervisor and the student. The clinical training report must be approved before the student's clinical training period is approved.

Sixth semester: For the final exam, students' provide an edited video recording on a memory stick. Students individually present a 15 min. video recording of one or max two family therapy sessions. In the clip, students are expected to role-play the main therapist, and rely on friends, co-workers etc to act roles like co-therapist and family-members. The clip must not depict a real-life therapy session.

In qualification for the final exam, students submit the following coursework requirements by the stipulated deadline:

• a written presentation of the role-play video recording. This presentation must not exceed one A4 page with single line spacing.
• a verbatim transcript of the dialogue in the clip.
• a genogram (family tree). Drawn on a separate sheet, the genogram must provide information about at least three generations.

Students cannot register for the exam before these coursework requirements are approved.