SDSS414 – Introduction to Social Services
Module code
SDSS414
Module title
Introduction to Social Services
Prescription
The aim of this module is to provide an overview of the social service sector and provide knowledge of social service work.
It will enable students to understand social issues in Aotearoa/New Zealand, identify their own values and worldviews and to gain knowledge of working in social services in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Programmes
- CC0401
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Directed hours
- 72
- Self directed hours
- 78
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Describe their own worldview, values, beliefs and attitudes.
2. Identify key social issues in the social service sector in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
3. Examine social service sectors that work with clients experiencing these social issues,
Human Rights issues.
4. Examine codes of ethics in the social service sector. - Content
- - World views, values, beliefs, attitudes.
- Social work, counselling, youth work, Maori social services, mental health and addictions.
- Poverty, racism, sexism, abuse, justice, ageism - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- - Face to face
- On-line exercises
- Group work
- Guest speakers
- Videos - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is competency and achievement based. To achieve a pass grade for the module, you must complete and submit ALL pieces of assessable work and gain an overall final mark of at least 50.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- None required
