SOS1140 Social welfare law - law in social work Course description

This course provides an introduction to legal method, human rights and administrative and social welfare law. The point of departure for the course is the application of law as part of professional practice. The course provides an introduction to the Norwegian legal system and the application of legal method when working with legal issues in social work. An introduction is also provided to key human rights and their importance in social work. The students will also learn about general administrative law, with the main emphasis on the basic principles of administrative law and the Public Administration Act’s importance to case processing in social work. The course also provides an introduction to the Child Welfare Act, the Children Act, fundamental aspects of health law, the National Insurance Act and the Act relating to social services in NAV.

The teaching programme ‘The Same Child - Different Arenas’ (INTER1100) will be taught at the start of the course. See INTERACT’s website for a more detailed description of the content of INTER1100: https://www.oslomet.no/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/interact

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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 knowledge of the justice system
• is familiar with legal method and how to proceed to be able to make a decision in legal issues arising in the performance of social work
• has knowledge of general administrative law, including fundamental principles of administrative law and case processing rules
• has knowledge of the Child Welfare Act, the National Insurance Act, the Act relating to social services in NAV, the Act relating to patients’ and users’ rights, the Health and Care Services Act and the Children Act
• is familiar with basic concepts and principles in welfare law
• is familiar with important human rights and their importance to social work

Skills

The student:

• can identify, discuss and decide legal issues in social work
• can identify the requirements made of the legal grounds for social workers’ administrative decisions

General competence

The student:

• has insight into legal issues of relevance to social work issues
• can work on legal issues relating to social work

The teaching methods comprise lectures and student-active sessions for solving assignments. Some of the teaching material may be posted on the learning platform in the form of videos, articles and other relevant material. Self-study is required before and after lectures and seminars.

No coursework requirements or compulsory activities.

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

• obtained an understanding of fundamental drivers of value, and valuation techniques.
• implemented and understood the use of this knowledge in practical settings.

Skills

The student is

• able to apply the main valuation techniques to case companies.
• able to take financial information and apply them in the valuation process.

General competence

The student has

• completed case work as constructive members of a student group.

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 knowledge of the main objectives of welfare policy and knows the most important policy instruments in the Norwegian welfare policy
• has knowledge of the ideologies of different welfare policies and what characterises the Norwegian welfare state from an international perspective
• has knowledge of how welfare policy resources are structured socially
• has knowledge of social workers’ role in the welfare system
• has knowledge of important welfare policy and social science terms and concepts
• has knowledge of marginalisation and exclusion mechanisms that impact people’s living conditions

Skills

The student:

• can use social science theories as an aid to understanding social problems
• can consider the importance of social structures to living conditions, social problems and social inequality
• can recognise different positions in social policy debate and reflect on the potential consequences for the individual and society at large
• can analyse how key aspects of living conditions such as health, education and work impact human welfare

General competence

The student:

• has insight into how the distribution of welfare policy resources impacts the performance of social work
• has insight into factors that contribute to social inequality
• has insight into the framework conditions for social work that promote social justice and active participation
• can communicate and exchange their points of view on social policy issues

Teaching methods vary between lectures and student-active learning methods. Written exercise assignments will be given.

No coursework requirements or compulsory activities.

The exam in the course is a group report. Students are expected to work with a group of 3-5 people and write a valuation report of maximum 20 pages.