| Unit name | Evidence-Based Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOLM5106 |
| Credit points | 40 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Dendy Platt |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides depth and breadth of understanding in relation to specialist areas. The key theme is the critical application of research-based evidence to inform practice.
The unit is structured in such a way as to allow optional choices to be made by students regarding parts of the units studied, so as to prepare them for practice in different settings, using appropriate methods of social work intervention. In part 1 of the unit, students choose from service-user focused options (Children and Families, Social Work with Adults, Social Work with Young Offenders, or Neighbourhood and Community Social Work), and all students take Mental Health Social Work. In part two, the focus shifts to methods of intervention, and students choose (depending on availability) from: Cognitive-behavioural Social Work, Psychoanalytic Approaches, Task-centred Practice, Groupwork, Family Work, Community Development, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-focused Brief Therapy and Person-centred Counselling.
