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SS5209 - Social Work Theories and Practice I: Working with Individuals and Families

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Course Offering Term*:
Semester A 2025/26

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This course aims to:

  1. introduce to students the main theoretical orientation of looking at people's needs and problems in a person-in-environment perspective.
  2. equip students with theories and models in assessing and intervening problems of individual and families from social work perspectives, and integrating social work theories, skills, and values in practice in the local context. 

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%
Examination Duration: 3 hours
 

Closed Book Examination


Students will be required to answer one long question on a case analysis and assessment and 3-4 short questions on the social work values, theories and models. Under very special circumstance that a normal examination could not be organized, it will be replaced by an online examination or some other assessments such as writing of reflection papers. Use of GenAI tools is not allowed.

 
Detailed Course Information
SS5209.pdf