Bachelor of social education and child welfare work, 2nd year.
The main focus of the second year is on how to put theory into practice. The student will recognise the disciplines from the first year, but they will be on a more advanced level. The spring semester is dedicated to practical training: 16 weeks practical training in social institutions/-offices and preparation and seminars at HSF.
Social sciences - 3 credits
Sociology: interactional theory, labelling theory.
Psychology - 9 credits
- grief, crisis and crisis management
- child neglect and abuse/maltreatment
- family theory
Law - 3 credits
- law on child protection
- family law
Social pedagogy - 6 credits
- preventice work among children and youth
- bullying
Social pedagogic work with children and youth - 15 credits
- personal values and attitudes
- roles and dilemmas in the profession
- ethical principles in social pedagogic work
- child care work
- milieu work
- drama
- supervision and counselling
Practice - 24 credits
16 weeks practical training in social institutions/-offices.
Lectures, seminar, groupwork, role-play, practical training, oral training, essay writing, work placement and individual study.
PORTFOLIO:
- 1 groupwork assignment (autumn)
- 1 individual assignment (autumn)
- 1 individual assignment from the work placement period (spring)
Seminar: preparation for the training.
16 week practical training in social institutions/-offices.
Seminar: at HSF in the middle of the work placement period.
Seminar: summing-up from the practical training.
A part of the work placement may be taken abroad.
Practice
- 16 weeks client-oriented work placement, incl. individual assigments (report and assignment to the portfolio).
- preparation and seminars at HSF.
Participation
Social pedagogic work with children and youth:
- ethics
- child care work
- communication and co-operation
- drama
- milieu work
Law:
- child care work
BA520 2nd year – 60 credits
• BA520 401 Written exam (5 hours) - 50%.
• BA520 402 Portfolio assessment (2 essays) - 50%.
- HSF choose one among the three assignment in the portfolio.
- Student choose one among the two remaining assignments in the portfolio.
Ref. Norwegian curriculum ("pensum").