14.4.5 SW24 Work Community and Work Development 8 CR / 12 ECTS Credits

Objective and content
The student:
•understands the meaning of work in a societal context.
•is able to analyse factors which influence the welfare of individuals and different work communities such as the working environment and different ways of supporting work capability.
•becomes familiar with labour protection, occupational health, personnel and economical administration.
•focuses on the contents of the sociology and psychology of work, professional ethics, occupational safety and health, personnel and economical administration, and stress management.

Consists of the following parts:
The Third Sector and Entrepreneurship, 3 CR / 4.5 ECTS CR

Objective and content
The student:
•is able to make comparative distinctions between the nature and roles of the public, private and third sectors in welfare provision.
•understands aspects of quality management in Multicultural Social Work.
•learns the whole process of establishing one’s own enterprise, and understands the special characteristics of entrepreneurship in the field of Multicultural Social Work.
•Develops skills of self-management, and self directiveness

Work Development and Leadership, 2 CR / 3 ECTS CR

Objective and content
The student:
•gains competence in the analysis and development of his/her own work as well as of the working community.
•understands the importance of Human Resource Management on the development of the work community.
•gains leadership skills
•is aware of importance of multicultural team work in work development and learns about its’ specific characteristics
•focuses on the different approaches to work development, managing diversity in team work, organisational culture, and skills needed in leadership.