Course Code: SWK201
Synopsis
Understanding the legal provisions in the social service settings in Singapore is crucial to social workers. This course helps students to understand a wide range This course explores the legal provisions in the social service settings in Singapore and helps students to understand a wide range of issues concerning these legislations. It also looks at the social worker as a person and as a professional and how he/she should apply ethical standards in practice with reference to the Code of Professional Ethics of the Singapore Association for Social Workers (SASW).
Level: 2
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY REGULAR SEMESTER
Topics
- Introduction to ethics
- SASW Code of professional ethics
- Fundamentals of ethical decision making
- Ethical decision making process
- Legislations concerning vulnerable groups
- Ethical dilemmas
- Social worker's ethical responsibility to clients
- Social worker's responsibility to colleagues
- Social worker's responsibility to practice settings
- Social worker's responsibility as professionals
- Social worker's responsibilty to the profession
- Social worker's responsibility to society
Learning Outcome
- Explain the legal provisions affecting social services and how to function within the court system.
- Analyze commonly encountered ethical dilemmas in all areas of social work practice.
- Examine the framework for analyzing and resolving ethical dilemmas.
- Demonstrate how legislations impact the social worker, the agency, and the clients.
- Discuss the Singapore Association of Social Workers' Code of Professional Ethics
- Apply the value of the profession.