14.4.6 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 Credits
- Work Development and Leadership 2 CR / 3 ECTS Credits

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.

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.