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Optional modules

Below, the contents of the current optional modules can be viewed. However, in the next academic year (which starts on September 1st 2010) four optional modules will be offered that will center around the following themes:
- Leadership and Management
- Education and supervision
- Evaluation in a European context
- Ethics, Decision making and Risk Management
More information will be provided as soon as module details are available.
  • Leadership and Management of Social Organisations in Europe (10 ECTS)
    This module will examine organisational theory, leadership and management in relation to social welfare provision and programmes in a European context. Students are introduced to management and leadership theory and policy frameworks, to develop a formal approach to their management and leadership role in an European context.
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  • Education and supervision of social professionals in Europe (10 ECTS)
    The aim of this module is to examine different approaches to education and supervision relevant to the social professions in a European context
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  • Evaluation in a European Context (10 ECTS)
    This module aims to provide students with an opportunity to consider the European and comparative social welfare and care contexts within which evaluation is commissioned, carried out and intends to affect. It introduces both the theoretical and practical aspects of evaluation which underpin the increasing emphasis in all sectors on effective and efficient service provision.
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  • Ethics, Decision-making and Risk Management in Contemporary Social Work Practice (10 ECTS)
    The purpose of this module is to introduce students  to  contemporary ideas and strategies within Europe around the role of the social work practitioner from both a local  and global perspective. Looking specifically at the challenges for the practitioner, the module will  examine personal and professional  issues  around   ethical decision-making and risk management,  factors  which have  a significant  impact upon how social work is shaped, perceived and evaluated.
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