Social Work

Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work.

The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet basic and complex needs of all people, with a particular focus on those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.

A social worker Identify individuals and groups in need of support. Assess the needs, circumstances, and support systems of clients. Work with clients to determine achievable, actionable goals and plans to meet them. Intervene in crisis situations involving abuse, mental health emergencies, or trauma.

Medical and clinical social workers are both responsible for improving their patients’ and clients’ experiences. Both positions involve connecting patients and their families to community and medical resources. They provide emotional support and counseling to patients and their families.

PROGRAMS

LEVEL: BASIC TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL WORK

Objectives of the Program

General objective

The general objective of developing this Basic Technician Certificate course is to prepare frontline social workers, who under the supervision of qualified social workers, will engage in attending problems facing individuals, families and small groups; hence enhance their social functioning.

Specific Objectives

The specific objectives include the following:

To enable students to acquire elementary social work knowledge and skills in order to understand clients’ problem situations.
To prepare students who will be able to use social work practice methods to attend clients with diverse problems.
To enable students relate theoretical knowledge and practical work situations.

NTA 4 - Sem 1

Code	Module Name
SWT04101	Elementary Social Work Practice
SWT04102	Fundamentals of Field Instruction
SWT04103	Introduction to Social Welfare Services
SWT04104	Fundamentals of Social Work Ethics
SWT04105	Basic Skills in Guidance and Counselling
SWT04106	Introduction Communication Skills
SWT04107	Block Fieldwork

NTA 4 - Sem 2

CODE	MODULE NAME
HRT04208	Essentials of Psychology
SWT04201	Fundamentals of Sociology
SWT04202	Introduction to Social Work with Children and Youths
SWT04203	Introduction to ICT
SWT04204	Elementary Social work Research

LEVEL: TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL WORK

Objectives of the Program

General objective

The general objective for developing this Technician Certificate course is to prepare technician social workers, who under the supervision of qualified social workers, can engage in attending problems facing individuals, families and small groups; hence enhance their social functioning.

Specific Objectives

The specific objectives include the following:

To enable students to acquire basic social work knowledge and skills in order to understand clients’ problem situations.
To prepare students who will be able to use social work practice methods to attend clients with diverse problems.
To enable students relate theoretical knowledge and practical work situations.

NTA LEVEL 5 SEM 1

CODE	MODULE NAME
SWT05101	Direct Social Work Practice
SWT05102	Introduction to Social work Ethics
SWT05103	Social Welfare Services and Policy
SWT05104	Introduction to Psychology
SWT05105	Introduction to Sociology
SWT05106	Communication Skills

NTA LEVEL 5 SEM 2

CODE	MODULE NAME
SWT05201	Introduction to Field Instruction
SWT05202	Development Studies
SWT05203	Information and Communication Technology
SWT05204	Guidance and Counselling
SWT05205	Introduction to Social work Research
SWT05206	Block Fieldwork

LEVEL: ORDINARY DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK

Objectives of the Course

The general objective for developing this NTA Level 6 program is to prepare technician social workers, who under the supervision of highly qualified social workers can engage in attending problems facing individuals, families and small groups; hence enhancing their capacities to address their socio-economic needs and problems.

Specific Objectives of the Course

To enable students to acquire intermediate social work knowledge and skills in order to understand clients’ problem situations.
To prepare students who will be able to use social work practice methods to attend clients with diverse problems.
To enable students relate theoretical knowledge and practical work situations.

NTA LEVEL 6 – SEM 1

CODE	MODULE NAME
SWT06101	Social Work with Diverse Populations
SWT06102	Integrated Fieldwork Practice
SWT06103	Fundamentals of Social Policy
SWT06104	Social work Research Methods
SWT06105	Theories and Skills of Guidance and Counselling
SWT06106	Human Behaviour and Social Environment

NTA LEVEL 6 – SEM 2

CODE	MODULE NAME
SWT06201	Entrepreneurship and Project Management
SWT06202	Social Work in Legal systems
SWT06203	Social work with Children and Youths
SWT06204	Early Childhood Care and Development
SWT06205	Sociology of Crime
SWT06206	Project paper

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