14.4.4 SW 22 CLIENT WORK AND INTERACTION 6 CR / 9 ECTS Credits

Objective and content:
The student
- learns how to meet with clients of different ages and from various backgrounds.
- gains an understanding of the different aspects affecting the professional interaction.
- develops a client-based working style.
- learns to work in multidisciplinary work-teams.
- understands theories on interaction processes, as well as the basics of interpersonal communication
- becomes familiar with the basic techniques of professional interviewing (active listening skills, open-ended questions, conclusions).

Objective and content:
The student
- understands the meaning of the ethical foundations which underpin Social Work, and concepts such as a code of ethics, client rights, privacy & confidentiality, professional accountability, and social justice
- comprehends the need for a set of guiding principles for social work practice, which can be adapted to specific socio-cultural settings
- is able to identify problem areas in the practice of social wok, and begins to creatively search for solutions by analyzing various related case studies
- critically reflects upon his / her own value base and its impact on the provision of holistic client care
- analyses International Declarations of Ethical Principles of Social Work, and other related codes of ethics and value principles
- discusses relevant case studies in practical applications of ethical principles.

Objective and content:
The student
- understands the meaning of group work in social work
- gains skills in analyzing the meaning of a group work, group dynamics and group processes and is able to reflect his/her own role in group work
- gains leadership skills in working with a variety of groups.

Objective and content:
The student
- understands the importance of activity based methods in social work
- is emboldened to use his/her own Creativity and develop his / her own self-expression
- becomes familiar with the use and practice of physical activities in different areas of social work
- develops an understanding of music as a tool in the interaction with different clients
- becomes aware of the importance of Sociodrama as a method in social work.