Exploring critical social work practice

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• identify, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide range of relevant sources (including research evidence, perspectives from lived experience and contributions from other professionals and disciplines) to inform reflection, assessment and decision-making in practice
• appraise the impact of injustice, oppression, inequality, discrimination and exclusion in different contexts and consider how to promote equality and inclusion
• critically reflect on personal and others' practice, views and contexts and work collaboratively to enhance outcomes for people who use services and their carers
• critically engage with the ethical basis of social work and the underpinning values of social work practice.