Foundations for social work practice

Understand the key roles of social work, social work standards and codes of practice – and explore how they work in practice using case study examples.This is a key introductory Level 1 course. Level 1 courses provide core subject knowledge and study skills needed for both higher education and distance learning, which help you to progress to courses at Level 2.You are required to have some experience of work in a social care setting. This could include voluntary work. You are strongly recommended to consider studying An introduction to health and social care (K101), or a social science course e.g. Introducing the social sciences (DD101) before or alongside KYJ113. If you have any doubt about the suitability of the course, please contact our Student Registration & Enquiry Service.The assessment details for this course can be found in the facts box above.You will be expected to submit your tutor-marked assignments (TMAs) online through the eTMA system unless there are some difficulties which prevent you from doing so. In these circumstances, you must negotiate with your tutor to get their agreement to submit your assignment on paper.You must submit your end-of-module assessment online. The iCMAs are accessed via the website.Are you interested in social work or social care? Whatever your starting point, this key introductory Level 1 course will develop your knowledge of the key roles of social work, and introduce the social work standards and codes of practice relevant to each UK nation state. You will also build key skills in information and communication technologies (ICT), information literacy and reflective writing. This course includes a minimum 10-day period of verified practice learning in a social care/social work setting, which you will be responsible for organising. First published on Sun, 05 May 2013 as Foundations for social work practice. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website.