Social Work (Hons)

Overview

Why study BA Social Work (Hons) at Goldsmiths, University of London?

• The BA is both an academic and professional qualification, and is therefore ideal if you're interested in pursuing a professional career in social work

• We'll equip you with the knowledge, values and skills you'll need to practise as a reflective and ethical social worker, equipped for the challenges of contemporary social work practice
• Our social work programmes are highly regarded by potential employers within London and further afield, and our graduates have an excellent record of securing employment; they've gone on to work in local authority children's services departments, adult services departments, and independent sector and voluntary sector agencies such as the NSPCC, Family Action and Mind
• The degree includes practice placements in two settings and with different service user groups, so you'll be able to gain invaluable real world experience. In 2016/17 96% students completed both their first and second placements in a local authority team ( 65% were provided by South East London Teaching Partnership employers).
• You will cover areas of human growth and development; community; needs and services; law and organisational contexts of social work; and research methods. Specific learning will include mental health and disability, and social work processes of assessment, planning, intervention and review
• We'll encourage you to think deeply about human rights and social justice, and to embed these values in your practice
• Social work education at Goldsmiths has a long and distinguished record – you'll be taught by established social work academics and associate lecturers who have considerable research and/or practice experience in their fields

• The degree also prepares you according to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF), the Quality Assurance Agency subject benchmark for social work, and the Department of Health's requirements for social work training

Careers and employability

Our students have been successful in a range of areas, from postgraduate research to employment in local authority children’s services departments, adult services departments, independent sector and voluntary sector agencies such as the NSPCC, Family Action and Mind.

Graduates from July 2013 have been very successful in securing statutory social work posts, with many securing a statutory social work post before graduating from the BA in Social Work course. Here are some examples of the social work posts they have been offered and accepted:

• Looked After Children's Team

• Royal Borough of Greenwich Children In Need Team

• Surrey County Council Referral and Assessment Team

• London Borough of Southwark Safeguarding and Support Team

• London Borough of Haringey Family Social Work Service

• London Borough of Lewisham Community Mental Health Team

• Surrey County Council Referral and Assessment Team

• London Borough of Lambeth Direct Payments Team

• London Borough of Lewisham Adults Social Worker

• London Borough of Bexley Disabled Adults Team

• London Borough of Croydon Reablement Service

• London Borough of Southwark