Diploma in Social Work

Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work.

 The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet basic and complex needs of all people, with a particular focus on those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.

 a social worker Identify individuals and groups in need of support. Assess the needs, circumstances, and support systems of clients. Work with clients to determine achievable, actionable goals and plans to meet them. Intervene in crisis situations involving abuse, mental health emergencies, or trauma.

 Medical and clinical social workers are both responsible for improving their patients' and clients' experiences. Both positions involve connecting patients and their families to community and medical resources. They provide emotional support and counseling to patients and their families.

PROGRAMS

LEVEL: BASIC TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL WORK

Objectives of the Program

General objective

The general objective of developing this Basic Technician Certificate course is to prepare frontline social workers, who under the supervision of qualified social workers, will engage in attending problems facing individuals, families and small groups; hence enhance their social functioning.

Specific Objectives

The specific objectives include the following:

  1. To enable students to acquire elementary social work knowledge and skills in order to understand clients’ problem situations.
  2. To prepare students who will be able to use social work practice methods to attend clients with diverse problems.
  3. To enable students relate theoretical knowledge and practical work situations.

Table: Summary of all the modules taught in the BTCSW programme:

S/N

Code

Module Name

Semester1

Semester2

1

SWT04101

Elementary Social Work Practice

 

2

SWT04102

Fundamentals of Field Instruction

 

3

SWT04103

Introduction to Social Welfare Services

 

4

SWT04104

Fundamentals of Social Work Ethics

 

5

SWT04105

Basic Skills in Guidance and Counselling

 

6

SWT04106

Introduction Communication Skills

 

7

SWT04107

Block Fieldwork

 

8

HRT04208

Essentials of Psychology

 

9

SWT04201

Fundamentals of Sociology

 

10

SWT04202

Introduction to Social Work with Children and Youths

 

11

SWT04203

Introduction to ICT

 

12

SWT04204

Elementary Social work Research

 

LEVEL: TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL WORK

Objectives of the Program

General objective

The general objective for developing this Technician Certificate course is to prepare technician social workers, who under the supervision of qualified social workers, can engage in attending problems facing individuals, families and small groups; hence enhance their social functioning.

Specific Objectives

The specific objectives include the following:

  1. To enable students to acquire basic social work knowledge and skills in order to understand clients’ problem situations.
  2. To prepare students who will be able to use social work practice methods to attend clients with diverse problems.
  3. To enable students relate theoretical knowledge and practical work situations.

Table: Modules taught in the ODSW Programme

S/N

Code

Module Name

Semester1

Semester2

1

SWT05101

Direct Social Work Practice

 

2

SWT05102

Introduction to Social work Ethics

 

3

SWT05103

Social Welfare Services and Policy

 

4

SWT05104

Introduction to Psychology

 

5

SWT05105

Introduction to Sociology

 

6

SWT05106

Communication Skills

 

7

SWT05201

Introduction to Field Instruction

 

8

SWT05202

Development Studies

 

9

SWT05203

Information and Communication Technology

 

10

SWT05204

Guidance and Counselling

 

11

SWT05205

Introduction to Social work Research

 

12

SWT05206

Block Fieldwork

 

LEVEL: ORDINARY DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK

Objectives of the Course

The general objective for developing this NTA Level 6 program is to prepare technician social workers, who under the supervision of highly qualified social workers can engage in attending problems facing individuals, families and small groups; hence enhancing their capacities to address their socio-economic needs and problems.

Specific Objectives of the Course

  1. To enable students to acquire intermediate social work knowledge and skills in order to understand clients’ problem situations.
  2. To prepare students who will be able to use social work practice methods to attend clients with diverse problems.
  3. To enable students relate theoretical knowledge and practical work situations.

TABLE: Modules taught in the ODSW Programme

S/N

Code

Module Name

Semester1

Semester2

1

SWT06101

Social Work with Diverse Populations

 

2

SWT06102

Integrated Fieldwork Practice

 

3

SWT06103

Fundamentals of Social Policy

 

4

SWT06104

Social work Research Methods

 

5

SWT06105

Theories and Skills of Guidance and Counselling

 

6

SWT06106

Human Behaviour and Social Environment

 

7

SWT06201

Entrepreneurship and Project Management

 

8

SWT06202

Social Work in Legal systems

 

9

SWT06203

Social work with Children and Youths

 

10

SWT06204

Early Childhood Care and Development

 

11

SWT06205

Sociology of Crime

 

12

SWT06206

Project paper

 

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