Social Workers have an important role to play in planning the changes which are required to allow people to reach their full potential. The major educational objective is to seek to prepare students for the professional practice of Social Work. It has achieved a close teaching and research partnership with these services. The course seeks to provide an introduction to, and a foundation for, the practice of Social Work intervention at personal, group and broader societal levels. All levels are seen as related systems which are dependent on one another, with the Social Worker being involved at any one level, or between them.
Emphasis is placed on the principle of planned change.
Consequently, a fundamental part of the course is the study of the various tasks of Social Work practice and the roles which Social Workers perform in carrying them out. All students enter Year III of the course. Students must pass both academic work and fieldwork successfully in both years before being awarded the degree of Bachelor of Social Work. These fields may vary from year to year . The aim of fieldwork placements is to provide students with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills required in the academic component of the course with the requirements of Social Work practice.