Medical Social Work Readiness for Direct Practice and Effectiveness

At the end of this training participants will:

• Gain the core knowledge, skills and values required for social work practice.
• Will learn about effective approaches to work with children and their families and adults at risk (including older adults, and mental health social work practice).
• Will study legal, policy and ethical frameworks for social work practice; human development; social work methods of assessment and intervention.

CONTENT

• Readiness for Direct Practice
• Assessment and Intervention
• Human Development and the Social Environment
• Applied Social Work Practice
• Legal, Ethical and Policy Frameworks for Social Work Practice
• Developing personal values and how these can impact on practice
• Demonstrate awareness of social work values and the application of anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory principles in social work practice
• Core communication skills
• Social work theories, interventions and skills

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.