Goals

Graduate of the Degree in Social Work will be expected to be able to:

• Facilitate the inclusion of groups of people who are marginalised, socially excluded, destitute, vulnerable and at risk, whilst questioning the barriers, inequalities and injustices that exist in society.
• Assist and mobilise individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities to increase their wellbeing and their problem-solving abilities.
• Encourage the commitment of citizens to defend matters that concern them by devising and implementing coherent policies and promoting the transformation of the structural conditions that keep people in marginal, destitute and vulnerable positions.
• Work towards the protection of people who are unable to do so for themselves, within the framework of accepted legal and ethical principles.
• Commit to the political and social action in order to influence the eradication of inequality.
• Promote respect for the cultures, ideologies and beliefs of different ethnic groups and societies, providing they do not contravene human rights.
• Plan, administer and manage programmes and organisations dedicated to the field of social work.

Competences

List of specific competences: (knowledge and skills) expected of graduates.

• Knowing the nature, history and theoretical foundations of social work.
• Understanding the concerns of human and social sciences that contribute to the understanding of the social realities that have a bearing on social work.
• Understanding intervention models of social work.
• Knowing how to apply methods and techniques of social work to all environments and fields of intervention.
• Knowing how to raise awareness among citizens about their rights and motivate them to make sound decisions.
• Analysing and evaluating social problems and needs in society.
• Knowing how to interact efficiently with people, show empathy and use mediation in conflict resolution.
• Knowing how to promote and support the development of networks, groups and dynamics of community organisation.
• Designing and applying planning processes for social intervention, on an individual, family, group and community level.
• Knowing about the welfare state system, the social policies that it develops and the services it provides.
• Having good command of social resources and services, as well as knowing how to determine their suitability depending on the circumstances.
• Knowing how to create, organise and manage services and entities, control their efficiency and ensure their quality.
• Knowing and applying the ethical principles and the deontological code of the profession.
• Investigating the new phenomena and scenarios in which social intervention can be realised.
• Using one’s knowledge of best practices to review and update one’s own knowledge.

List of general competences related to teamwork, communication, problem solving, etc.

• Critical capacity, for analysis and synthesis.
• Capacity for organisation and planning.
• Oral and written communication, in one’s native language.
• Command of a foreign language.
• Use of IT resources in professional contexts and a capacity for information management.
• Problem resolution and decision-making.
• Teamwork and leadership.
• Abilities in interpersonal relationships.
• Knowledge of other cultures and customs.
• Autonomous learning and adaptation to new situations.
• Ability to take initiatives.
• Respect for the fundamental rights of equality between men and women, the promotion of human rights and of values inherent to a culture of peace and of democratic values.

Programme learning outcomes

• RAT01 The student will be able to analyse social needs autonomously, critically and empathetically, adapting their professional role to different situations to improve people's well-being and quality of life.
• RAT02 The student will be able to program actions that involve the organization, monitoring and evaluation of individual, group or community interventions among different groups, contexts and intervention fields.
• RAT03 The student will be able to work as a team applying techniques and strategies of management, coordination, leadership, decision-making and conflict resolution in their professional field.
• RAT04 The student will be able to identify the social, interpersonal and communication skills that are needed for the exercise of the professional activity.
• RAT05 The student will be able to recognize the social worker professional as a social agent of change in the development of professional activity, taking into account educational, psychological, anthropological, sociological, political, economic and cultural determinants.
• RAT06 The student will be able to describe the nature, history and theoretical foundations of social work.
• RAT07 The student will be able to identify the theoretical and historical references that underpin the social work discipline.
• RAT08 The student will be able to explain critically the models of the social work intervention.
• RAT09 The student will be able to apply the methods, techniques and tools of social work in the different areas and fields of intervention.
• RAT10 The student will be able to identify mechanisms for raising the citizens’ awareness and motivation about their rights and informed decision-making.
• RAT11 The student will be able to evaluate the social problems and the needs that are present in the society.
• RAT12 The student will be able to use communication, mediation and conflict resolution strategies in an empathetic and assertive way.
• RAT13 The student will be able to develop promotion and support dynamics for the development of networks, groups and organization dynamics related to the community.
• RAT14 The student will be able to recognize the different systems of the welfare state, the social policies they develop and the benefits they provide.
• RAT15 The student will be able to determine the most suitable social resources and services according to the different assumptions and social realities that arise.
• RAT16 The student will be able to manage services and entities considering a criteria of efficiency, quality and sustainability.
• RAT17 The student will be able to integrate the ethical principles and the profession’s code of ethics.
• RAT18 The student will be able to distinguish emerging social phenomena susceptible to intervention through social work.
• RAT19 The student will be able to assess good professional practices by reflecting on their knowledge and learning.
• RAT20 The student will be able to distinguish the basic economic and legal elements of the public system and the welfare state.
• RAT21 The student will be able to explain the mechanisms of economic growth and their influence on the social system.
• RAT22 The student will be able to apply research techniques and tools in different social work fields.
• RAU01 The student will be able to explain any knowledge/information clearly and precisely, orally and in writing, in Catalan, Spanish and in a third language, especially English.
• RAU02 The student will be able to apply digital technologies (when necessary) in their field of knowledge.
• RAU03 The student will be able to propose innovative, creative and entrepreneurial solutions in situations typical of the professional field.
• RAU04 The student will be able to evaluate the sustainability and social impact of the proposals put forward with ethical, environmental and professional responsibility.
• RAU05 The student will be able to apply the gender perspective in the tasks of the professional field.