Social Work (Honours) University of Namibia

Overview

The Social Work (Honours) programme from University of Namibia aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to deal positively with problems that arise in the interaction between people and their environment and to empower those involved to deal with their problems in a self-reliant way. Students in this programme are diverse; representing a spectrum of cultures and life experiences. That range of differences enriches the classroom by creating a learning community that enhance growth and learning in an intellectually stimulating and culturally responsive environment. 

The transition from a student to a professional is carefully moulded by a group of qualified and experienced faculty. The training under this programme is regulated by the Social Work and Psychology Act, No. 6 of 2004 and satisfies the professional and legal requirements for registration as a social worker with the Health Professions Council of Namibia which is a requirement for continued registration in the course 

Career

Few professions offer more diverse employment opportunities than social work. Social workers serve as counsellors (e.g., in adoption, bereavement, domestic violence, vocational and rehabilitation, hospice, mental health, substance abuse, youth services); as service coordinators and case managers (e.g., in health care, child welfare, housing, human resources, public affairs, student life, employee assistance programs; as therapists (e.g., child, adolescent, marriage and family); as administrators in public and private human service agencies; as community development workers, public policy analysts; and in juvenile and adult justice systems, to name a few. Social workers are found in governmental agencies, private institutions, as well as in voluntary welfare organisations and non-governmental organisations