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Law in child welfare work Programme description

Programme name, Norwegian
Juss i barnevernfaglig arbeid
Valid from
2025 FALL
ECTS credits
30 ECTS credits
Duration
2 semesters
Schedule
Here you can find an example schedule for first year students.
Programme history

Introduction

The Bachelor’s Programme in Social Work at OsloMet is based on the diversity, challenges and opportunities inherent in a big city. The social work programme is an academic and practice-oriented programme whose purpose is to educate professionals who can help individuals, families and groups to prevent, reduce and resolve social and health problems. Social workers work to prevent social inequality and promote inclusion in society. The programme qualifies students for work in welfare services in the public, private and voluntary sector. It gives students the special expertise required to help individuals back into working life in close collaboration with those who need it. Social work with vulnerable children and families and preventing and providing assistance in connection with neglect, violence and abuse are also key parts of the programme.

Marginalisation and outsiderness, exclusion and inclusion are perspectives that permeate the programme. The programme places emphasis on equality and non-discrimination regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion and beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and age.

Several of the fields of work require further education. On completion of the bachelor’s degree programme, there are good opportunities for taking further studies on the university’s master’s degree programmes and doctoral degree programmes.

Ethical principles and values

Respect for human value and rights, as they are described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other relevant international conventions, is the starting point for the establishment of common ethical values across national and cultural borders. The practice of social work is based on humanitarian and democratic values. Social workers’ social mission is to assist people who need help to secure living conditions and a quality of life that are fit for human beings.

Therefore, solidarity with vulnerable groups, combating poverty and advocating social justice and social change are key elements of the professions’ education and professional practice.

Social work builds on a positive view of humanity, with a basic belief in people’s inherent abilities. Social work is intended to help to motivate and mobilise these abilities. A social worker’s tasks include ethical assessments, critical reflection on one’s own practice, and choices and actions based on professional methodology. Social workers focus on and work to counteract social exclusion and unworthy living conditions. This should be reflected in each professional’s attitude and actions towards users of the service and partners.

Everyone who works in counselling and facilitation in the fields of personnel, welfare and the labour market will meet ethical challenges. Being able to reflect on these challenges is an important element for developing the quality of the services, ensuring that the users’ needs are well addressed and improving the services’ reputation. During the course of the programme, the students will therefore be introduced to different levels of ethical issues/questions relating to the topics covered by the programme.

Personal competence

Developing personal competence is very important for future professional practice. This is a lifelong learning process that starts with personal qualification in the programme. Personal qualification is therefore included as an important element throughout the programme in different ways: through personal feedback during practical training periods, seminar teaching, project work, skills training and also through forms of teaching communication and interaction.

Target group

Målgruppen for videreutdanningen er primært ansatte i kommunalt barnevern, men ansatte i statlige og private barnevernsinstitusjoner har også mulighet til å søke opptak.

Admission requirements

Opptakskrav er fullført bachelorgrad eller tilsvarende grad, og ansettelse i barnevern.

Opptak skjer i henhold til Forskrift for opptak til studier ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Rangering av søkere

Søkere rangeres på grunnlag av karaktergjennomsnitt fra opptaksgrunnlaget.

Søkere med hovedstilling i kommunal barnevernstjeneste som fremlegger en skriftlig anbefaling fra egen arbeidsgiver om at de anbefales å ta utdanningen prioriteres før andre søkere.

Med hovedstilling menes minimum 50 prosents tilsetning.

Dersom studieplassene ikke fylles opp av søkere med anbefaling vil søkere med hovedstilling i kommunal barnevernstjeneste prioriteres før andre kvalifiserte søkere.

Dersom det fortsatt er ledige plasser vil kvalifiserte søkere med stilling i statlig og privat barnevern gis opptak.

Learning outcomes

Læringsutbyttebeskrivelsene i studiet er utformet i henhold til 2. syklus (masternivå) i det nasjonale kvalifikasjonsrammeverket for høyere utdanning. Kandidaten skal etter fullført studium ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Kandidaten har

  • avansert kunnskap om sentrale barnevernrettslige tema og problemstillinger, samt relevant forskning på feltet
  • inngående kunnskap om juridisk metode og rettskilder av betydning for det barnevernfaglige arbeidet, herunder Den europeiske menneskerettskonvensjon (EMK) og FNs barnekonvensjon
  • avansert kunnskap om det materielle innholdet i lovgivningen, herunder, barns rett til medvirkning, inngrepsvilkår og saksbehandlingsregler
  • inngående kunnskap om de rettslige rammene for tverretatlig samarbeid, herunder taushetspliktreglene
  • har inngående kunnskap om betydningen av skriftlig dokumentasjon av vurderinger og beslutninger som ledd i forsvarlig saksbehandling

Ferdigheter

Kandidaten kan

  • identifisere og analysere rettslige problemstillinger i en konkret sak med utgangspunkt i juridisk teori og andre relevante rettskilder
  • anvende juridisk metode og relevante rettskilder, beherske og benytte juridiske begreper i det daglige arbeidet
  • kombinere juridisk og barnevernfaglig skjønnsutøvelse
  • redegjøre skriftlig for barnevernfaglige og juridiske vurderinger og beslutninger
  • anvende juridisk og barnevernfaglig kunnskap for å sikre barns og foreldres rett til medvirkning i barneverntjenestens arbeid
  • anvende juridisk kunnskap i beslutningsprosesser i barneverntjenesten, overfor samarbeidspartnere og beslutningsorganer
  • bidra til at rettssikkerheten til barn og foreldre ivaretas i alle faser i en barnevernssak

Generell kompetanse

Kandidaten

  • har avansert forståelse for barnevernets rolle i samfunnet generelt, og spesielt overfor øvrig forvaltning og rettslige aktører
  • kan analysere, reflektere og forholde seg kritisk til egen profesjonsutøvelse i lys av rettskildene, herunder kravet til forsvarlighet
  • kan bidra til nytenkning og til innovasjon for å videreutvikle den juridiske kompetansen på egen arbeidsplass
  • kan oppdatere sin kunnskap innenfor hele det barnevernrettslige området

Content and structure

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.

Optional course Spans multiple semesters

1st year of study

2. semester

Teaching and learning methods

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.

Work requirements

Det er arbeidskrav i begge emnene. Nærmere beskrivelse av arbeidskravene står beskrevet under hvert emne. For å kunne framstille seg til eksamen må arbeidskravene være godkjent av emneansvarlig.

Assessment

Vurdering og sensur skal foregå i samsvar med bestemmelsene om vurdering i lov av 1. april 2005 nr. 15 om universiteter og høyskoler og Forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Studentene plikter å sette seg inn i gjeldende regler. Vurderingsform og arbeidskrav er nærmere beskrevet under det enkelte emne. En forutsetning for å kunne framstille seg til eksamen er at studenten har fått godkjent arbeidskrav.

Som vurderingsuttrykk brukes en gradert skala med fem trinn fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått, jf. lov om universiteter og høyskoler § 3-9 (6). Det benyttes intern og ekstern sensor på hver eksamen. Studenter som har gyldig fravær på eksamen eller ikke består eksamen, har rett til ny/utsatt eksamen.

Studenten har rett til begrunnelse og rett til å klage på karakterfastsetting og/eller formelle feil ved eksamen, i samsvar med lov om universiteter og høyskoler §§ 5-2 og 5-3.

Other information

Skikkethetsvurdering

Videreutdanningen er omfattet av Forskrift om skikkethetsvurdering i høyere utdanning.

Skikkethetsvurdering er en helhetsvurdering av studentens faglige og personlige forutsetninger for å kunne fungere som helse- eller sosialpersonell.