Advanced Studies in Social Work

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Teaching: Seminar session will develop as lectures. In parallel, will occur lectures given by invited specialists, particularly researchers presented their study and research.

There will be time for presentation and debate among students, as well as for collective and commented text reading.

Assessment: Students will have a 5000 word assignment on one theme (or author) related to the programme. The paper should be, always it will possible, related to the thesis theme.

Learning Outcomes

Objectives: The fundamental purpose of curricular unit is to analyse and discuss criticaly the relevant contributions of social work research at national level, in the framework of current socetal challenges and debates and the perspectives e agenda of social work at global level. At the end of Course doctoral students should have a thorough and critical knowledge about the great contributions of research in social work both at national and international level.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Presentation and discussion of studies and research in social work focused in the following axes of analysis:

1. Studies and Research on Social Work Professional Identity (s)

2. Studies and Research on Ethical Issues and Fundaments of Social Work

3. Studies and Research Paradigms and Intervention Models in Social Work

4. Studies and Research on Intervention Fields of Social Work

Head Lecturer(s)

Helena da Silva Neves dos Santos Almeida

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 100.0%

Bibliography

AMARO, I. 2012. Urgências e Emergências do Serviço Social: Fundamentos da Profissão na Contemporaneidade, Lisboa, UCP .

BRANCO, F. & AMARO, I. 2011. As práticas do “Serviço Social activo” no âmbito das novas tendências da política social. Serviço Social e Sociedade, 656-679.

CARVALHO, M. I. 2012. Os cuidados domiciliários em ISS  no concelho de Cascais. PhD, ISCTE-IUL.

CARVALHO, M. I. (ed.) 2012. Serviço Social na Saúde, Lisboa: Pactor

FERREIRA, J. 2011. Serviço Social e Modelos de Bem-Estar para a Infância: Lisboa, Quid Juris.

GRANJA, B. P. 2008. Assistente Social - Identidade e Saber.PhD, Universidade do Porto.

JOAQUIM, H. 2012. Lógicas de acção no contexto católico, Lisboa, Universidade Católica Editora.

SANTOS, C. C., ALBUQUERQUE, C. P. & ALMEIDA, H. N. 2013. Serviço Social: mutações e desafios, Coimbra, IUC.

VIEIRA, I. 2015. A Participação. Um Paradigma para a Intervenção Social, Lisboa, Universidade Católica Editora.