SWSA4153

Course Descriptions

Occupational Social Work, formerly known as Industrial Social Work, which offers social work services in occupational settings, serves both developmental and social security purposes. The aims of this course are: (1) to enhance students’ understanding of the social and psychological situations of general workers, particularly migrant workers from other provinces; (2) to enable students to develop a thorough understanding of the theories of Organisational Behaviour, Functional community work, Crisis Intervention, and Positive Psychology; (3) to become familiar with social work practice competencies that have been identified as essential interventions in different occupational settings; and sharpen students’ intervention skills in selecting contact points, establishing service locales, employing major social work methods, conducting social and psychological assessments, developing referral protocols and conducting service evaluations in industry.

Prerequisite

SWSA2013 Social Work Intervention and Processes

Workload

Workload not available

Modules

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