Curriculum „Enhancing participative practice in social work”

5. Competence perspective

The material covered to this point constitutes a module to be used at undergraduate (1^st cycle) level but can also be used, if students have not yet been exposed to these themes, as introduction to 2^nd cycle modules that build on knowledge and competences acquired up to here. Resources relating specifically to the 2^nd cycle are marked with asterisk *

Application of Dublin Descriptors to this part of the module:

	1st cycle	Competences reached by a student
Knowledge and understanding	Based on textbooks and new insights	Is familiar with core social work principles Understands the importance, but also the ambiguities involved in participative approaches Is familiar with the social policy trends prevailing nationally and internationally Has a differentiated understanding of ethical standards and their application in sensitive situations
Applying knowledge and understanding	Express professional approach through arguments	Can plan an encounter with a service user group by applying the above knowledge Can give a reasoned account for a planned collaborative intervention Can prepare action options when developments in participation take unexpected turns
Making judgements	Gather and interpret relevant data, reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues	Has examined own values, concepts, feelings, prejudices critically Is familiar with and has experienced guided reflection for professional purposes Can apply ethical criteria in ambiguous and conflictual situations Can understand service users’ feelings, priorities and expressions against the background of their personal background and the wider social, cultural and political context
Communication skills	can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non specialist audiences	Has learned to express professional and diagnostic concepts in simple language Can distinguish in interactions with service users between what is being said and what is being meant Can give a professional account for choosing collaborative approaches in social work
Learning skills	Have developed those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy	Has developed skills in reflectivity Has developed skills in preparing encounters with service users Has learned to relate personal and emotional expressions to a wider social and political context Has learned to recognise the limitations of knowledge acquired at this stage of training.