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This course unit is offered by UCLL, Social School campus Heverlee.

The course unit ‘Beroepspraktijk’ aims to introduce students to and teach them to work in a social work context. The student explores the profession, professional profile, field of work, sectors, methods, etc., of social work through an exploratory internship, supported by some practical sessions before and after the internship.

Upon completing this course unit, students will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

• The student gains insight into the profession and the professional and competency profile of the social worker.
• The student has knowledge and understanding of the organization and target groups of social work in general and one sector in particular: 'maatschappelijk werk, sociaal-cultureel werk of maatschappelijke advisering'. This knowledge acquisition goes broader and deeper than the specific internship place.
• The student acquires administrative, organizational, communicative, and social work skills. In particular, students can undertake interventions in social work, socio-cultural work, or social counseling.
• The student guides and designs social work processes methodically, taking into account the context and stakeholders.
• The student intervenes in social structures to realize an inclusive and sustainable society. They critically analyze societal and international developments and challenges, interpreting them using relevant knowledge, sources, and research results.
• The student deepens and broadens their professional functioning based on critical reflection on their person, actions, organization, socio-professional context, and society from a social engagement perspective.
• The student makes their actions and the expected effect explicit. They are aware of their qualities, pitfalls, values, and norms and integrate this into their professional conduct.

The objectives and expectations are communicated to students at the beginning of the academic year.

This course unit is offered by UCLL, Social School in Heverlee, and its content partly depends on the chosen work area within social work (i.e., socio-cultural work, social work, and social counseling). Information on professional practice per option can be found via the following web links:

• Maatschappelijk werk: https://onderwijsaanbod.leuven.ucll.be/syllabi/n/MBW29AN.htm
• Maatschappelijke advisering: https://onderwijsaanbod.leuven.ucll.be/syllabi/n/MBW28AN.htm
• Sociaal-cultureel werk: https://onderwijsaanbod.leuven.ucll.be/syllabi/n/MBW31AN.htm

Begintermen

Het strekt tot aanbeveling dat:

• Studenten interesse hebben in het desbetreffende studiegebied van het sociaal werk.
• Studenten beschikken over basisinzichten rond methodisch sociaal handelen.
• studenten zelfstandig (kritisch-reflectieve en/of conceptuele) cursusteksten kunnen verwerken en vlot gebruik kunnen maken van informatiebronnen.
• Studenten methoden, thema’s, praktijken en analyses kunnen integreren en maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen kunnen inschatten.
• Studenten veranderings-, begeleidings- en voorkomingsstrategieën kunnen observeren, beschrijven en toepassen.
• Studenten het eigen functioneren op handelingsniveau kritisch kunnen evalueren.
• Studenten een analyse kunnen maken van de ethische betekenis van sociale handeling en de praktijk van het sociaal werk kunnen beoordelen vanuit ‘normatieve professionaliteit’ als beroepsethisch kader.

Plaats in het onderwijsaanbod

• Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in het sociaal werk en sociaal beleid (voor bachelors en masters in de sociale wetenschappen en gedragswetenschappen) (Leuven e.a.) 67 sp.
• Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in het sociaal werk en sociaal beleid (voor bachelors en masters Geschiedenis en andere bachelors en masters na toelating (Leuven e.a) 94 sp.