Short Courses
Four MACESS modules are also offered separately in the form of short courses, which are open to everyone to participate in. Details about contents, dates and pricing can be found below.
Education and Supervision
Social professionals currently find themselves in a rapidly changing world. Social
problems, service user issues, relevant regulations and concepts of ‘good
practice’ change continually. In addition, teaching and learning is no longer
something that is restricted to traditional academic contexts. As a result, the
success of a social professional organisation largely depends on its capacity
to enable staff to acquire and expand knowledge and skills continually. Within
this context of Life-Long Learning, there is a distinct need for knowledge
about why and how staff (or students) can be educated, coached, and supervised.
Evaluation
If we look at any area of social care and welfare provision, we ask about the value
and worth of something be it a service, a project, a programme or any kind of
new initiative. In almost any sphere, thought must be given to effectiveness,
efficiency, costs and how we know what works, when and where as well as how.
Evaluation has become increasingly important for those concerned with
acknowledging good practice and about finding ways of contributing to areas
where practice is in need of improvement.
Leadership and Management of Social Organisations in Europe
Attitudes, skills and methods are needed for a proper management and leadership. Only if a social organization is well managed, it could provide good social work, it deserves a higher reputation in society and it could even legitimate the costs that public money invest in it. Social services and social work form one of the largest branches in Europe, and as such it can’t do without a “social” management with ethical dimensions, measurable and sustainable outcomes for individuals, society and the organization itself.
Ethics, Decision-making and Risk Management
Interest in the concept of risk and decision- making in the context of social work practice has grown rapidly over the past decade. Concerns about taking and balancing risks are never-ending as debates about how risk itself should be defined remain key issues for social professionals.
