Bachelor's Programme in Social Work Programme description

This is the programme description for the Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work. The programme is offered at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy. The bachelor’s degree is awarded in accordance with the Regulations Relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

The Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work is a full-time programme over three years that qualifies students for the professional title of social worker. Students who complete and pass the programme are awarded the degree of Bachelor of Social Work, cf. Section 2-3, 1a. The Norwegian name of the degree is ‘Bachelor i sosialt arbeid’.

The programme description is based on the Regulations on National Guidelines for the education of social workers, which entered into force on 1 July 2019, from and including the 2020–2021 academic year: https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2019-03-15-409

The social work programme shall, in line with the Regulations, result in learning outcomes in the following competence areas:

Framework for and perspectives on social work

Knowledge about and work on social problems

The programme forms the basis for specialisation at further education level and/or master’s degree level and on to PhD level.

The programme description is approved for one academic year at a time.

The Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work is aimed at those who wish to take a first-degree programme in social work. The programme is a general education that qualifies students to work on different social problems at different levels and in different fields. Social workers focus on individuals’ and groups’ life situation and work to improve these, as well as at the interplay between social factors.

The Higher Education Entrance Qualification.

Applicants who do not have the Higher Education Entrance Qualification can apply on the basis of prior learning and work experience. At least five years of relevant work experience is then required, and the applicant must be 25 or over in the admission year, cf. the Regulations on admission on the basis of prior learning and work experience at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

Transcript of police records

Students must present a transcript of police records on admission to the Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work. The transcript of police records should preferably be submitted electronically at the start of the programme. Read more about the transcript of police records here:

https://student.oslomet.no/politiattest

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

Knowledge

The candidate:

• has broad knowledge of the theoretical foundation of social work
• has broad knowledge of evidence-based knowledge and user knowledge
• has knowledge of methods that target individuals, families, groups and society at large
• has broad knowledge of the different life challenges of individuals and groups
• has broad knowledge of how social structures and processes can create and maintain social problems
• has knowledge of how social work contributes to achieving the Global Sustainable Development Goals
• has broad knowledge of inclusion mechanisms and conditions for social participation
• has broad knowledge of the support system, different services and benefits in the field of welfare
• has knowledge of interprofessional cooperation and coordination of services and benefits in the public, private and voluntary sector
• has broad knowledge of communication, relationships and interaction with children, young people, adults and older adults at the individual, group and societal level
• has knowledge of legal method, principles of administrative law and relevant legislation
• has knowledge of human rights and important conventions, minorities and the rights of the Sami people and their special status as an indigenous people

Skills

The candidate:

• can apply knowledge about social problems, life crises and life transitions to promote coping and change in cooperation with individuals, families, groups and collaborative partners
• can exercise judgement in interactions with people in different professional and institutional contexts
• can apply various methodological approaches at the individual, group and societal level in various service areas
• can apply rules of law and exercise judgement in a legal and social work context in interactions with individuals, families and groups
• can apply knowledge to identify resources and give hope in cooperation with people in vulnerable life situations
• can promote social justice in cooperation with people in vulnerable positions
• masters relevant methods for mapping, documentation, analysis and decision-making
• can critically assess and use research, experience-based knowledge and user knowledge in professional practice

General competence

The candidate:

• has insight into the professional ethics of social work
• has insight into power structures and exercise of power that contribute to social inequality
• has insight into and can reflect critically on their own professional role in encounters with institutional and political requirements in their service provision.
• can plan and carry out work tasks in complex situations
• can plan, implement and coordinate interprofessional collaboration between different services and service levels
• can communicate knowledge from a social work perspective and exchange points of view and experience with partners
• can contribute to innovation and development of good practice
• is familiar with the importance of digital communication in professional practice and cooperation
• can reflect on the consequences of digitalisation in a life course perspective
• can reflect on their own role, ethical issues and guidelines, human rights, values and attitudes in cooperation with different user groups in different phases of life
• can acquire research-based knowledge about relevant measures at the individual, group and societal level and reflect on these measures

MASOPPRA20 Praksisstudier i operasjonssykepleierens funksjons- og ansvarsområder, trinn 2 må være bestått for å kunne påbegynne dette emnet.

Etter gjennomført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte, definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• kan kritisk vurdere operasjonssykepleierens funksjon og ansvar for å kunne ivareta akutt og/eller kritisk syke pasienter i en sårbar, kritisk og livstruende fase
• kan kritisk vurdere infeksjons- og skadeforebyggende arbeid
• kan drøfte kirurgisk undersøkelse og behandling, kirurgiske instrumenter, deres bruksområder og sterilforsyningskjeden
• kan kritisk vurdere klargjøring, bruk og risikomomenter ved relevant medisinsk utstyr og teknologi i behandling, undersøkelse og overvåkning av pasienten
• kan vurdere lover, forskrifter og informasjonssikkerhet knyttet til bruk av medisinsk utstyr og digitale verktøy

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Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan selvstendig arbeide med praktiske og teoretiske problemstillinger, og utøve operasjonssykepleierens koordinerende og sterilt utøvende rolle ved kirurgisk undersøkelse og/eller behandling
• kan igangsette behandling i prioritet rekkefølge, i samsvar med egen kompetanse og innenfor rammen av lover og bestemmelser
• kan analysere og forholde seg kritisk til eksisterende teori og metoder innenfor avansert medisinsk behandling og operasjonssykepleie
• kan redusere stress, smerte og ubehag, og ivareta pasientens psykososiale behov ved avansert medisinsk behandling og operasjonssykepleie
• kan gjennomføre observasjoner og kliniske vurderinger i den tiden pasienten er under kirurgisk undersøkelse og/eller behandling;
• kan handle kompetent i kritiske, akutte og komplekse situasjoner
• kan ivareta pasientsikkerheten ved risikofylte overganger
• kan gjennomføre systematiske kliniske vurderinger av den elektive og akutt og eller kritiske syke operasjonspasienten og anvende relevant kunnskap for klinisk beslutningstaking og handling relatert til symptomer og kliniske tegn på manglende dekning av grunnleggende behov
• kan med personsentrert tilnærming, kommunikasjon og samhandling med pasienten og pårørende, identifisere og analysere risikofaktorer relatert til pasient og inngrep, samt iverksette tiltak for å forebygge komplikasjoner
• kan observere, gjøre kliniske vurderinger og iverksette relevante smittevernstiltak, rettet mot pasienten, miljøet og aktuell kontekst, inkludert aseptisk arbeidsmetode og infeksjonskontroll kan identifisere akutte situasjoner
• kan kontrollere, klargjøre og anvende relevant teknologi inkludert medisinsk utstyr, kirurgiske instrumenter og operasjonsmateriell
• kan forebygge komplikasjoner og prioriterer pasientens sikkerhet i enhver situasjon
• kan bruke relevant kunnskap i selvstendig gjennomføring av kirurgisk leiring av operasjonspasienten og forebygging av skade relatert til leiringen
• kan forebygge og behandle utilsiktet hypotermi
• kan ivareta pasientens personvern og sikre kontinuitet i pasientens behandling ved skriftlig og muntlig dokumentasjon
• kan anvende digital kompetanse, bistå i utvikling, implementering og bruk av egnet teknologi på individ- og samfunnsnivå
• kan analysere, vise sammenhenger og integrere medisinske og naturvitenskapelige fag som grunnlag for utøvelse og dokumentasjon av operasjonssykepleie
• kan anvende pedagogisk prinsipper i undervisning og veiledning av studenter og kolleger
• kan evaluere, kvalitetssikre og dokumentere eget arbeid
• kan analysere uønskede hendelser og bidra til systematisk læring
• kan analysere og vurdere tilgjengelige ressurser og bærekraft i prioritering, koordinering, ledelse, administrering, iverksetting og evaluering av operasjonssykepleie

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Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• har handlingskompetanse og bidrar til å ivareta pasientsikkerheten i operasjonssykepleie
• kan analysere pasientens helsekompetanse og anvende kulturforståelse i vurdering, planlegging, gjennomføring og evaluering av operasjonssykepleie
• kan analysere relevante etiske problemstillinger innen operasjonssykepleie med utgangspunkt i relevant fag-, forsknings-, erfarings- og pasientkunnskap
• kan analysere, vurdere og håndtere komplekse, akutte og kritiske situasjoner i samsvar med helselovgivning og profesjonsetikk
• kan kommunisere, og stimulere til å samhandle tverrprofesjonelt i komplekse pasientsituasjoner i et høyteknologisk miljø
• kan bidra til et godt fysisk og psykososialt arbeidsmiljø, og delta aktivt for å bearbeide egne og kollegers opplevelser og reaksjoner i forbindelse med arbeidet
• kan anvende sine kunnskaper og ferdigheter til å lede, både i den sterilt utøvende og koordinerende og kjenner andre profesjoners kompetanse og identifisere når det er behov for deres kompetanse

Veiledede praksisstudier, selvstudier, simulering og refleksjonsgrupper.

For å kunne fremstille seg til vurdering i emnet må følgende være godkjent:

• Studentens konkretisering av læringsutbyttet for emnet.
• Selvvurdering og utfylt vurderingsskjema leveres til midtveis- og sluttvurdering.
• Undervisning og/ eller veiledning til pasient/ sykepleiestudent/ operasjonssykepleie/ medstudent. Læringsutbyttet skal konkretiseres i et refleksjonsnotat.

• Deltakelse i obligatoriske aktiviteter:

  • Simulering
  • Refleksjonsgrupper
  • Undervisning og veiledning

Rules for study progress

Several of the programme’s courses have attendance requirements that apply to parts of the teaching activities. This is largely activities where the students are expected to acquire competence that is both part of the programme’s purpose and which the student is unable to acquire through reading the syllabus and/or cannot be assessed in an exam. Participation in compulsory teaching activities must be approved by a specified deadline. It is the students’ responsibility to register their presence on an attendance list and have it certified by the lecturer responsible for the course and/or fellow students.

The compulsory attendance requirement must be approved before the student can take the exam in a course. Attendance requirements are stipulated under each individual course description. The attendance requirement is normally 80%. All coursework and alternative coursework requirements must be completed by a given deadline and be approved before a student can take the exam in a course, cf. the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. The different coursework requirements are stipulated under each course description.

All exams in an academic year must be passed in order for the student to continue to the next academic year.

Formal requirements for written work

Written work must follow the approved APA citation style (American Psychological Association). All assignments must be written in Calibri 12-point font with 1.5 line spacing.

Assessment and grading shall be in accordance with the provisions on assessment set out in Act No 15 of 1 April 2005 relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. Students are obliged to familiarise themselves with the applicable rules.

If the attendance requirement is met and the required coursework has been approved, the student is entitled to take the exam, cf. the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

The exam question papers are based on the courses taught, the literature (compulsory and self-chosen syllabus) and practical training. For oral exams, relevant acts will be available at the exam venue.

Students register for exams by confirming their individual education plan for the current semester. Students must register for resit/rescheduled exams via Studentweb.

Reference is made to general information about the exam.

Forms of assessment

Various forms of assessment are used during the programme. The form of assessment and any permitted aids are described under the individual course descriptions.

Assessment

The grades pass/fail or a grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.

Exam language

Exams are normally written in Norwegian Bokmål or Nynorsk. Students from Sweden and Denmark can write in their first languages. Students who choose to take parts of the programme abroad must write the required coursework and exam paper in English. The exception is students who have studied in Sweden or Denmark.

Examiners

How the examiners are used is described in detail under the individual course descriptions.

Explanation of grades and appeals

Students have the right to explanations of grades and to appeal against grades awarded and/or formal errors in connection with exams in accordance with Sections 5-2, 5-3 and 3-9 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and Sections 7-3 and 7-4 of the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. Students who wish to improve their grades may normally only register for ordinary examinations, cf. the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University Section 5-2.

Diploma

After completing the programme, students will be awarded a diploma showing all their final grades in the courses that form the basis for the degree.

Rules for study progress

All coursework requirements/compulsory activities must be completed/passed in order for the student to take the exam in a course. All exams in an academic year must be passed in order for the student to continue to the next academic year. The student must have earned at least 20 credits in the first semester in order to take the practical training in the second semester.

Suitability assessment

The Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work falls under the scope of the Regulations relating to Suitability Assessment in Higher Education, adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research on 30 June 2006:

A suitability assessment is a comprehensive assessment of the student’s academic and personal qualifications for work as a health care or social worker. More information about the suitability assessment can be found on the intranet for OsloMet students.

Student participation

Student representative

Each year group elects two or three students as its representatives. The student representatives of each year group have regular meetings with the lecturer who is coordinator for the programme year (class coordinator) in order to provide a situation report from the year group.

Dialogue seminars and dialogue meetings

Each year, a one-day seminar and a shorter dialogue meeting are held which are attended by the student representatives for all three years of the programme and representatives of the programme. The theme of the dialogue seminar is discussed with the students in advance.

Interprofessional project – INTERACT

Students participate in the INTERACT project in which part of the teaching programme is taken in interprofessional student groups. The teaching content (INTER1100, INTER1200 and INTER1300) in the first, second and third year, respectively, becomes more complex for each year, and is integrated as a compulsory coursework requirement in the existing courses in the programme description. For further information about INTERACT, see https://www.oslomet.no/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/interact.