Course details

Course objectives

A course that trains social workers capable of identifying the needs of families and communities, finding and managing responses with a view to designing and executing an appropriate intervention plan that they must implement under supervision. Training area: 762 - Social Work and Guidance

School

ESE - Escola Superior de Educação

Study mode

presencial - DayTime

Learning objectives and skills to be developed

Competence framework

Knowledge
a) Fundamental knowledge of human development;
b) Fundamental knowledge of the family as a social institution;
c) Fundamental knowledge of health promotion and well-being;
d) Fundamental knowledge of inclusive education;
e) Fundamental knowledge of ethics;
f) Specialised knowledge of social services and support
for the person and the family;
g) Specialised knowledge of social planning and intervention;
h) Specialised knowledge of prevention and detection of situations
of risk;
i) Specialised knowledge of interpersonal relationships;
j) Specialised knowledge of the following

Skills
a) Draw up the profile and/or life history of the person in the context of
family and/or community;
b) Analyse existing family support in the community;
c) Propose the appropriate response(s) to the profile and/or life history
of the person and/or family in the context of family and/or community;
d) Use intervention techniques appropriate to the family and community;
e) Carry out activities tailored to the needs of the family and
community;
f) Evaluate the activities proposed and carried out;
g) Propose the redefinition of the activity plan in accordance with the
evaluation carried out;
h) Analyse indicators related to an area of intervention
social;
i) Consult information relevant to the area using
digital research resources.
Attitudes
a) Demonstrate autonomy in intervention with the person and the family;
b) Demonstrate initiative and responsibility;
c) Demonstrate the ability to communicate adequately with the person,
the family and the community;
d) Demonstrate flexibility by adapting to different situations and
family and community contexts;
e) Demonstrate the ability to deal with the unexpected;
f) Demonstrate the ability to value and promote teamwork
g) Demonstrate leadership skills;
h) Demonstrate the ability to review and develop performance.

Career opportunities

Family support workers, community support officers, provide guidance and social support tailored to family and/or community needs, working with most vulnerable childhood, particularly early childhood.

Course coordinator

Marta Patrícia Argüello Arguello

Recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulations of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.

Admission and entry requirements

Hold secondary education or equivalent, which includes the subject of Portuguese; hold the M23 exams for access to the course; or hold a technological specialisation diploma, a higher professional technical diploma or a higher education degree.

The information provided does not replace consultation of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) website and/or the application page.

Qualification requirements

19 course units successfully completed

Legal framework and accreditation

Aviso 1898/2018 de 12 de fevereiro