SOS1120 Professional interaction in social work Course description

Pensum i emnet leses i stor grad som selvstudium, men det gis en kortvarig undervisningsbolk om profesjonsteori og -etikk før praksisperioden starter. I praksisperioden forholder studentene seg til praksisstedets kontaktperson og følger gjeldende arbeidstider og vaktplaner. Etter praksisperioden gjennomføres et seminar for refleksjon og erfaringsutveksling

For å kunne fremstille seg til eksamen må studenten ha gjennomført praksis med fulltids arbeidsdager i 5 uker (oppmøte og deltakelse i praksisstedets opplegg).

Formålet med arbeidskravet er at studenten skal få erfaring med de faglige arbeidsoppgavene på en relevant arbeidsplass, og kunne relatere denne praksisen til pensum i emnet og fra første studieår..

Praksis må være gjennomført og godkjent innen fastlagt frist for at studenten skal kunne framstille seg til eksamen. Dersom studenten er fraværende i mer enn til sammen tre arbeidsdager i praksisperioden, må fravær tas igjen, om mulig ved at studenten blir værende i praksis tilsvarende lenger.

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 work and change processes in social work
• has knowledge of communication and interaction with people at the individual level
• has knowledge of power structures that affect their relationships with users 
• has knowledge of how digitalisation of the welfare services affects communication with users and partners 

• is familiar with the importance of understanding oneself and having empathy with others 

Skills

The student

• can use communication and interaction skills in their professional work with individuals 

• can reflect on the importance of language, including the use of interpreters, in meetings with users 
• can reflect on how power affects the relationship with users, their social and material living conditions and the freedom of action for change work 
• can reflect on the importance of group processes through participating in group work
• can receive and give constructive feedback 

General competence

The student

• can be emphatic and attentive when encountering the feelings and experience of others 
• can reflect on their own values and attitudes in their professional practice
• has insight into the exercise of professional judgement 

• has insight into the importance of digital communication in professional practice and interaction 
• can disseminate research-based knowledge of professional interaction both orally and in writing

Bestått / Ikke bestått

The following compulsory activities must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework 1. Compulsory active participation in skills training

The minimum attendance requirement for skills training in groups is 80%. If a student’s absence exceeds 20% but is lower than 40%, a compensatory coursework requirement will be set. The coursework requirement must be completed and approved by the given deadline. Absence in excess of 40% will result in loss of the right to take the exam.

The reason why active attendance is compulsory is that the student will in this way acquire competence necessary to meet the objectives of the course that they would be unable to acquire from solely reading the syllabus and/or taking the exam. 

Compulsory activities must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam.

The exam in the course is an oral exam in groups with a time frame of approximately 50 minutes, where the students must demonstrate their knowledge and skills relating to professional interaction. Each exam group consists of 4–6 students.The groups will be given a case for preparation 48 hours before the first day of the exam. During the examination, students will meet people (actors) with different challenges in a fictitious situation. The time frame includes examination and assessment with an oral explanation.

No aids are permitted.

Pass/fail.

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

Berit Bergheim and Stine Harstad