SKILL FOR THE INTEGRATION INTO THE WORLD OF WORK

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

COIL16

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021

Year of supply:

2022/2023

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in POLICIES AND MANAGEMENT FOR WELFARE

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

VERALDI Roberto

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

The course will allow the achievement of the educational objectives indicated also for students who have not acquired specific knowledge relating to the discipline. No prerequisites are foreseen.

Objectives

In line with the professional profile of the Degree Course, different types of educational activities are offered, such as lessons and/or seminars, held by teachers and experts in various capacities (academic, professional and institutional) coming mainly from the strategic sectors of sociology, welfare and social service, in full sharing of the general objectives of the course, with the intention of articulating a multidimensional reference panorama of the proposed activities, in order to return the breadth of the relative visions and approaches, opportunities and employment prospects in the world of work.
At the end of the course, the student will have acquired a detailed operational training on the functions, activities and skills, on the dynamics of identity and professional evolution of the social service expert in its application articulations, in particular on the services and interventions implemented in the system of welfare at a local and territorial level, as well as at a national level on the normative and institutional frameworks of social-health integration.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- The student will achieve a professionalizing knowledge of the professional figures, of the organizational and working context, of the methodology and techniques used in Welfare in general and in professional Social Service in particular;
- Thwe student will possess a broad theoretical knowledge of modelling, planning and evaluation of social and health care contexts and interventions at a professional, managerial and institutional level;
- The student is able to properly identify the various areas and fields of action of social policies according to the areas and professional figures involved in responding to the needs of the person, the community and the territory.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
- The student will be able to adequately connect specific social problems to the relative methods of response of the various professional profiles;
- The student autonomously interprets the relationship between institutions, organizations and methods of intervention applied from time to time
- The student is able to compare the knowledge acquired with the most recent approaches, directing and updating the overall picture of the Welfare system and the professional Social Service;
- The student makes autonomous and weighted general and specific considerations on the topics of the course, showing that they know how to connect them in an interdisciplinary way.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- The student will use the disciplinary language of welfare and social policies in relation to the activities, topics and issues raised;
- The student xpresses elaborated thoughts about the topics of the course and carries out personal reflections in a congruous and appropriate way with respect to what has been learned.

Contents

Extended Syllabus

The course is aimed at offering students a broad overview of profiles, skills and developments in the sectors and typical activities of the public-private welfare system and professional social service, from the perspective of possible contexts of interaction and involvement of the figure of the Social Worker in the world of work, with the proposal of an articulated selection of activities and seminars of a theoretical-empirical nature for the construction and adequate representation of the various occupational options and areas of interest by the professional of the help for social work.
In compliance with the professional profile of the Degree Course, the offer of different types of educational activities is proposed, such as lessons and/or seminars, held by teachers and experts in various capacities (academic, professional and institutional) mainly coming from the sectors strategies of sociology, welfare and social service, in full sharing of the general objectives, with the intention of articulating a multidimensional reference panorama of the proposed activities, in order to restore the breadth of the relative visions and approaches, opportunities and employment prospects in the world of work.
At the end of the course, the student will have acquired a detailed operational training on the functions, activities and skills, on the dynamics of identity and professional evolution of the social service expert in its application articulations, in particular on the services and interventions implemented in the welfare system at a local and territorial level, as well as at a national level on the regulatory and institutional frameworks of social-health integration.

Recommended Bibliography

At the beginning of the course, Students will receive an updated reference bibliography for the aptitude exam, as well as general indications, where appropriate, for participating in training initiatives that require enrollment and/or online registration on educational platforms.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course includes a cycle of lectures and/or seminars held by teachers and professional experts, lasting a total of 30 hours, distributed over the course of the semester (2/3 weekly lessons of at least 2 hours). Teaching will be offered through lectures, educational seminars with the participation of teachers and professional experts, use of slides and other scientific and bibliographic educational materials, also on e-learning platforms made available by the University and/or by the Professor.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Since these are attendance-only training activities, the result of which is expressed in an assessment of suitability, the verification of learning will be carried out through an oral interview, supported by a written report on the contents of the entire cycle of seminars attended by the Student. This report must be delivered directly to the Professor of the discipline, or sent to him via the Academic Office of the DEA Department (II floor, III row of the former Faculty of Letters building) one week before each session for the aptitude exam.

Contacts/More Information

At the beginning of the lessons, the students will receive the official program of the course and the reference bibliography. All information concerning the course, handouts, slides, support materials and all communications will take place through:
1. the University notices page www.unich.it;
2. the e-learning platform made available to the Professor and/or by the University.
Students of the Erasmus Program are invited to contact the teacher of the discipline to agree on the study programme.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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