Objectives of the course are 1) to reinforce in the student the trifocal perspective of the professional social service with a) the deepening of the focus on person and family and the knowledge of the main professional tools, and b) the development of the skills to be used in the organizational and in community work; 2) provide the student with the basis for an evaluation approach.
At the end of the course the student:
- knows the organizational contexts in which the work of the social worker takes place, and the main theoretical approaches to the organizations
- knows how to orientate itself in primary and secondary networks, with particular attention to the integration between social and health networks
- knows the fundamentals and history of community social service
- knows the fundamentals of evaluation in the aid process, projects and services
At the end of the course the student:
- knows the organizational contexts in which the work of the social worker takes place, and the main theoretical approaches to the organizations
- knows how to orientate itself in primary and secondary networks, with particular attention to the integration between social and health networks
- knows the fundamentals and history of community social service
- knows the fundamentals of evaluation in the aid process, projects and services
teacher profile teaching materials
1. Needs, demands and promotion of resources
2. Professional tools to work with individuals and families (consult, home visit, professional records)
3. The social worker and the organizations in which he/she proceeds
4. Networking
5. Social – health integration
6. The political dimension of social work, and the community work
7. Social research and evaluation in social work
ALLEGRI E., Servizio sociale di comunità, Carocci, Roma, 2015
BINI L., Documentazione e servizio sociale, Carocci, Roma, 2003
DE AMBROGIO U., BERTOTTI T., MERLINI F., L’assistente sociale e la valutazione, Carocci, Roma, 2007
GUI L. (a cura di), Organizzazione e servizio sociale, Carocci, Roma, 2009
SANICOLA L., Dinamiche di rete e lavoro sociale, Liguori, Napoli, 2009
TILLI C., Integrare nella complessità. I servizi socio-sanitari nel Lazio, Aracne, Roma, 2013
For the part regarding professional tools, the students can refer to the text already used for Methods and tecniques of Social Work, 1st course:
BARTOLOMEI A., PASSERA A., L’assistente sociale, CieRre, Roma
Programme
Program of the course1. Needs, demands and promotion of resources
2. Professional tools to work with individuals and families (consult, home visit, professional records)
3. The social worker and the organizations in which he/she proceeds
4. Networking
5. Social – health integration
6. The political dimension of social work, and the community work
7. Social research and evaluation in social work
Core Documentation
Reference textsALLEGRI E., Servizio sociale di comunità, Carocci, Roma, 2015
BINI L., Documentazione e servizio sociale, Carocci, Roma, 2003
DE AMBROGIO U., BERTOTTI T., MERLINI F., L’assistente sociale e la valutazione, Carocci, Roma, 2007
GUI L. (a cura di), Organizzazione e servizio sociale, Carocci, Roma, 2009
SANICOLA L., Dinamiche di rete e lavoro sociale, Liguori, Napoli, 2009
TILLI C., Integrare nella complessità. I servizi socio-sanitari nel Lazio, Aracne, Roma, 2013
For the part regarding professional tools, the students can refer to the text already used for Methods and tecniques of Social Work, 1st course:
BARTOLOMEI A., PASSERA A., L’assistente sociale, CieRre, Roma
Reference Bibliography
-Type of delivery of the course
TraditionalAttendance
OptionalType of evaluation
The exam The exam is usually written and oral. During the COVID-19 pandemia, in June and July 2020, the exam will be only oral.