Social Work (Hons) University of Greater Manchester

Overview

Social Work (Hons) offered by the University of Greater Manchester focuses on helping you learn to use your professional judgement and build relationships, both with the individuals and communities you serve as well as with colleagues from other professions and services. 

You'll develop a sound knowledge of social work theory, models, legislation, policy, ethics and interventions that will underpin your professional decision-making. You'll gain key skills, values and behaviours, including professional curiosity, interpersonal and communication skills, initiative, leadership, research and critical reflection, partnership working, self-care and resilience, record keeping, and workload management.

You'll become a confident, highly competent, compassionate and professional social worker. You’ll be able to use your professional expertise to work, assess, plan, implement, evaluate and intervene, putting the needs of people first, and ensuring their voice is central to decision making. You’ll be ready to maintain professional and ethical standards while supporting positive change in people's lives to improve their wellbeing and independence.

Students at Social Work (Hons) at the University of Greater Manchester will:

• develop an awareness and appreciation for differing cultural values and behaviours.

• develop critical thinking and research evaluation skills and apply these during your honours-level project.

• learn strategies and techniques that can help you to build your professional and emotional resilience and successfully manage the situations you face.