On completion of this module students should be able to:
-Demonstrate a familiarity with concepts of illness, mental health, disability and addiction, and an awareness of the impact of social and cultural beliefs on the concepts of illness and health.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the social work role in health care settings, and an awareness of the cultural diversity of the client groups they will be working with.
-Have a basic understanding of what a psycho-social assessment and risk assessment might entail in various adult services settings
- Understand what is meant by multi-disciplinary teams and the benefits and difficulties that might arise from multi-disciplinary work.
- Recognise and work through ethical dilemmas that may arise, supporting their decision making with appropriate ethical theories, underpinned by the core social work values such as respect for all individuals.


CORU Domains of Proficiency
The module content will enable students to begin to meet CORU standards, including the following:

Domain 1: Professional autonomy and accountability
1.1 Be able to practise safely and effectively within the legal, ethical and practice boundaries of the profession
1.2 Be able to identify the limits of their practice and know when to seek advice and additional expertise or refer to another professional
1.3 Be able to act in the best interest of service users at all times with due regard to their will and preference
1.4 Be aware of current guidelines and legislation relating to candour and disclosure
1.5 Respect and uphold the rights, dignity and autonomy of every service user including their role in the diagnostic, therapeutic and social care process
1.6 Be able to exercise a professional duty of care
1.7 Understand the importance of maintaining accurate up to date documentation
1.8 Understand what is required of them by the Registration Board and be familiar with the provisions of the current Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for the profession issued by the Registration Board
1.9 Recognise the importance of practising in a non-discriminatory, culturally sensitive way and acknowledge and respect the differences in beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups
1.10 Understand the role of policies and systems to protect the health, safety, welfare, equality and dignity of service users, staff and volunteers
1.11 Understand and respect the confidentiality of service users and use information only for the purpose for which it was given
1.12 Understand the limits of confidentiality in the context of a variety of team settings
1.13 Understand and be able to apply the limits of the concept of confidentiality particularly in relation to child protection, vulnerable adults and elder abuse
1.16 Be able to gain informed consent to carry out assessments or provide treatment/interventions and document evidence that consent has been obtained
1.17 Be aware of current legislation and guidelines related to informed consent, for individuals with lack of capacity
1.18 Recognise personal responsibility and professional accountability for one’s actions and be able to justify professional decisions made
20. Understand the principles of professional decision-making and be able to make informed decisions within the context of competing demands including those relating to ethical conflicts and available resources

Domain 2: Communication, Collaborative Practice and Teamwork
2.1 Be able to communicate diagnosis/assessment and/or treatment/management options in a way that can be understood by the service user including non-voluntary service users
2.2 Be able to modify and adapt communication methods and styles, including verbal and nonverbal methods to suit the individual service users considering issues of language, culture, beliefs and health and/or social care needs
2.3 Recognise service users as active participants in their health and social care and be able to support service users in communicating their health and/or social care needs, choices and concerns
2.4 Understand the need to empower service users to manage their well-being where possible and recognise the need to provide advice to the service user on self-treatment, where appropriate
2.5 Be able to recognise when the services of a professional translator are required
2.6 Be able to produce clear, concise, accurate and objective documentation
2.9 Be able to express professional, informed and considered opinions to service users, health professionals and others e.g. carers, relatives in varied practice settings and contexts and within the boundaries of confidentiality
2.10 Understand and be able to recognise the impact and importance of effective leadership and management on practice
2.11 Understand and be able to discuss the importance of effective conflict management
2.12 Understand the need to work in partnership with service users, their relatives/carers, guardians and other professionals in planning and evaluating goals, treatments and interventions and be aware of the concepts of power and authority in relationships with service users
2.13 Understand the need to build and sustain professional relationships as both an independent practitioner and collaboratively as a member of a team
2.14 Understand the role and impact of effective interdisciplinary team working in meeting service user needs and be able to effectively contribute to decision-making within a team setting
2.15 Understand the role of relationships with professional colleagues and other workers in service delivery and the need to create professional relationships based on mutual respect and trust

Domain 3: Safety and trust.
3.1 Be able to gather all appropriate background information relevant to the service user’s health and social care needs
3.2 Be able to justify the selection of and implement appropriate assessment techniques and be able to undertake and record a thorough, sensitive and detailed assessment
3.4 Be able to analyse and critically evaluate the information collected in the assessment process
3.5 Be able to demonstrate sound logical reasoning and problem-solving skills to determine appropriate problem lists, action plans and goals
3.6 Be able to demonstrate an evidence-informed approach to professional decision-making, adapting practice to the needs of the service user and draw on appropriate knowledge and skills in order to make professional judgments
3.10 Be able to recognise important risk factors and implement risk management strategies; be able to make reasoned decisions and/or provide guidance to others to initiate, continue, modify or cease interventions, techniques or courses of action and record decisions and concerns
3.14 Be able to establish safe environments for practice which minimises risks to service users, those treating them and others

Domain 4: Professional Development
4.4 Understand and recognise the impact of personal values and life experience on professional practice and be able to take responsibility and manage this impact appropriately
4.5 Understand the importance of and be able to seek professional development, supervision, feedback and peer review opportunities in order to continuously improve practice

Domain 5. Professional Knowledge and Skills
5.1 Know, understand and apply the key concepts of the domains of knowledge which are relevant to the profession for individuals, groups and communities
5.2 Demonstrate a critical understanding of social work theory, methods and skills, social policy and social research, including consideration in a global context
5.3 Have a critical understanding of sociology, psychology, human growth and development, health, law, economics and political science
5.4 Critically understand the importance of effective supervisory frameworks and be able to actively participate in same.
5.5 Critically understand and be able to apply principles of social justice in one’s work including being able to appropriately challenge negative discrimination and unjust policies and practices.
5.6 Demonstrate a critical understanding of cultural competence; and work towards social inclusion
5.7 Critically understand and apply a human rights based approach
5.10 Critically understand the role and purpose of relationship based practice, including the importance of planning the withdrawal of services
5.12 Critically understand and apply the principles of partnership, participation and power sharing within the social work context.
5.13 Be able to evaluate the effect of their own characteristics, values and practice on interactions with service users and be able to critically reflect on this to improve practice
5.14 Critically understand the concepts and frameworks that underpin a range of individual counselling theory and skills; theory and practice of working with children and families; community work theory and practice and group work theory and practice
5.15 Recognise the role of advocacy in promoting the needs and interests of service users; be able to advocate on the behalf of service users
5.16 Critically understand the capacity of system-level change to improve outcomes, access to care, and delivery of services, particularly for marginalised groups
5.17 Recognise that service users have the right to self-determination including to take risks
5.27 Be able to communicate in English at a standard equivalent to C1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Students will be provided with teaching on a range of areas related to social work and adult services. These include Primary care, Medical Social Work, Social Work and Intellectual Disability and Adult Safeguarding. The students will also be introduced working with grief and loss.

Not applicable to this module.

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

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