Bachelor in Social Work

Presentation

Based on the social inequalities that are much more incisive in certain islands than others and bearing in mind the effort to minimize intra-and interregional inequalities, particularly in relation to inequalities in access to social services and more dignified living conditions for different social groups and categories, the pioneering degree in Social Work at the University of the Azores allows the archipelago to follow national and European standards of equity in the treatment of social injustice. Guided by a broad and human-oriented social intervention and community development it aims to minimize inequalities and social inequalities. In this sense, the degree in Social Work came to fill out a gap that has long made itself felt with the sudden changes that modernity and globalization effects introduced in this peripheral Atlantic region

Objectives

Learning Objectives: a) Facilitate the learning process about Social Services, genesis, evolution, theory, field and areas of intervention in social policy; b) Training social workers for professional and qualified activity and direct them for the improvement of living conditions of persons at increased social vulnerability; c) Provide a learning critical and reflective research for the production of knowledge, with particular relevance in the context of intervention. Skills: a) Ability to design, plan, manage, evaluate and implement social policies; b) Ability to develop and analyze contemporary issues in the theory of Social Services; c) Ability to analyze and critical reflect about the relationship between social work, human rights and social policies; d) Ability to analyze and critical reflect the theoretical, methodological and technical-instrumental intervention of social service; e) Ability to use, adapt and create knowledge for social service agents future intervention strategies. Assessment tools f) Written assessment tests; g) Written and oral; h) Individual work; i) Group work; k) Formal and informal participation; k) Internship report.

Admission Requirements

Those interested can apply for the course through one of the following national competitions organized by DGES: National Competition for Access and Admission to Public Higher Education; and Special Regimes. Application may also be possible through the following special competitions, organized by the University of the Azores: Special Competitions for Access and Admission to the University of the Azores (Over 23 Years, Holders of Technological Specialization Diploma, Holders of Higher Professional Technician Diploma, Holders of Other Higher Education Courses, Holders of dual certification courses in secondary education and specialized artistic courses); Regimes of Re-entry and Change of Institution / Course; Special competition for access and admission of international students to the University of the Azores. In all cases, the application is dependent on the candidates' compliance with the conditions required for this purpose. For more information on national competitions and the conditions of access and admission, consult the DGES page at www.dges.gov.pt, and for information on special competitions, consult the regulations available on our website.

Professional Opportunities

Social worker in public or private, social solidarity or other institutions; Integration in interdisciplinary social intervention teams; Promotion of own business initiatives.