Professional Practice I (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

After this Professional Practice in Social Services 1, you know the services, professional principles, legislation, curriculum and partners in social services or early childhood education. You are able to work in basic working assignments of social work or early childhood education according to the ethical principles of client work. You are able to participate, support and guide the clients. You know the basic principles and practices of documentation. You are able to analyze and assess your working competencies in social work or early childhood education, especially your interaction and work community skills.

Content

In this professional practice you work in a unit of social services or early childhood education. There you orientate yourself to the services, work tasks, clients and their service processes. You apply the theories of social work to your working practices, methods, participating and guiding of the clients. You participate in the documentation processes of the client data in cooperation with the staff. You observe, analyze and assess your working competencies, especially your development in social interaction and work community skills.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass (S) You are able to describe the services and main co-operation partners of your practical placement organization. You know, and are able to describe the main laws, as well as edicts and curriculums regulating the services. You apply the ethical values and professional principles of social work in your own actions and take part in the documentation of client data. You keep your promise of confidentiality in mind. You identify the customers' needs and resources, and you are able to consider those in your own operations and guiding work. You analyze and assess the development of your competences in social work, especially interaction skills and work community skills, during the practical training period.

Qualifications

The students know the basic theoretical and ethical principles in client work and social services.