Social Work Waikato Institute of Technology

Overview

This Social Work programme at Waikato Institute of Technology programme combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on learning. You will gain the knowledge base, skills, and attributes required to practice in a variety of social work fields and environments such as schools, hospitals, community groups, or government organisations.

Learning Outcomes

Students will develop the skills to:

• Promote the principles of human rights and social justice and promote social change.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals in multi-disciplinary teams, organisations, and communities.
• Work with individuals, families, or whānau, and communities from diverse ethnic, cultural, and indigenous backgrounds.
• Undertake practice according to the ethical, legislative, and professional boundaries.
• Work confidently in a bi-cultural context integrating the Treaty of Waitangi into their practice.
• Work autonomously and make independent judgments from a well–informed social work position based on knowledge of human behaviour and social systems theories.
• Critically reflect on their own social work practice through supervision, peer review, and self-evaluation.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with different user groups.
• Provide or facilitate social services in fields such as healthcare, schools, government, and non-government agencies.
• Undertake their practice according to the ethical and legislative boundaries.
• Incorporate the Treaty of Waitangi into their practice.
• Increase their social and political awareness, and think critically about the structures, behaviours, and processes that disadvantage and oppress people.