Course Description
An Introduction to Social Work Basics
Alison
A free online course on the responsibilities and duties of being a social worker based on recent UK legislation. Are you passionate about helping people and becoming a social worker? This free online course will take you through the basics of counselling in social work, ethics, values and laws. Then, following the guidelines and principles, you will learn about theories and approaches to social work practice. Finally, you will learn about casework, teamwork and how to help service users improve their lives.
Course Code | 3811 |
College Name | Alison |
Course Category | Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, Social Care |
Course Type | Online Learning |
Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
Course Location | Online Course |
Delivery mode | |
Course Fee | Free |
Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define what is meant by the term 'social work' • Explain relationships in social work • List the principles of social work • Summarize social work guidelines • Recall influential social theories • Discuss approaches to social work practice • Describe effective teamwork • Contrast ethics to values in social work • Outline the casework process in social work |
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