Course nameCoaching for Social work practice

Course Number

CE31851

Credits

3.0Year

4Term, Weekday and Period
Instructor

Toru MORICHI, Masaru NAGAWA, Katsuo YAMANAKA, Miho OMURA

Course overview

The course will enable students to learn about the significance of social work practice. In addition, students
will be able to understand the knowledge and skills involved in the counseling support in a specific andpractical manner and obtain the practical skills.

Remarks

The course is specified as a prerequisite subject for the examination of national certified social worker.
Students are requested to take this course together with the Practice Teaching on Social Work. The course isequivalent to CE31591 in FY2012 or earlier.

Teaching method

LectureAttainment target

1. Students will be able to understand the significance of social work practice.
2. Students will be guided to understand the knowledge and skills in a specific and practical manner throughsocial work practices.
3. Students will be guided to obtain practical skills.
4. Students will be educated to develop professional awareness as welfare counseling supporters. They will
be guided to develop comprehensive capability required for professionals, such as quality, skills, ethics, andconsciousness.

Teaching schedule

1. Orientation
1) Students will learn the position and significance of the practice and understand the necessary preparations
before training. In addition, they will overview the schedule of the relevant class course and overview thelearning program.
2. Pre-training guidance2) In addition to the orientation, students will be provided with several guidance before actual training, suchas basic attitudes, clothes, greeting, etc. necessary for an appropriate manner as an adult. The learningincludes the following.
・Work ethics, work regulations, and personal information protection as a welfare professional
・Laws and regulations related to the operation and facilities
・Understanding of features and background of training facility users
・Courtesy, attitudes, personal appearance, and behavior
・Administrative procedures before starting practice3) In the first year of training, students will learn about the training facilities (training destination), setting of
theme through the creation and fulfilling training notes and necessary procedures. They will also check theknowledge and skills required by the training facility.
3. Creation of a training plan4) Based on the pre-training guidance, students will set the tasks and create a training plan. They will also
learn the way of implementing the plan in practice, the way of handing tasks, and the perspective to be taken
in modification.
4. Audiovisual learning5) Through audiovisual learning aids, students will learn more about basic matters in training specifically suchas ways of care, interview (communication with the user), conducting conference, receiving supervision, andgroup work. These learning will be utilized in association with other learning subjects.
Field experience learning and facility visiting
6) By using the period before entering the training, students will visit facilities under the guidance ofteachers. Also, under the guidance of teachers, students will set up a (short-term) voluntary facility visit planand learn a series of procedures from appointment up to writing a gratitude letter.
5. Circuit guidance7) Related class teachers will share the supervision of students in training. The trainee students withdifficulties will consult teachers to learn the way of resolution, review their practice under the instructions byteachers, and obtain a multi-faceted perspective. Other clerical matters, if any, will be adjusted to allowsmooth practiceComprehensive evaluation based on the results of attendance record, attitude to the assignment, andreporting assignment

Evaluation
Homework
Text Book
Reference
Office hours

Please directly contact the teachers in charge of seminar.

Expectation for student

Students are requested to submit their reporting assignment by a deadline. Also, they are requested tovoluntarily and proactively conduct their study.
The course will enable students to learn about the significance of social work practice. In addition, students
will understand the knowledge and skills involved in the counseling support in a specific and practicalmanner and obtain the practical skills. They will also develop the ability to conceptualize, theorize, andsystematize the specific experience and supporting activities as professional supporting technique.

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