Continuing education in relational competence in child welfare service
Continuing education in relational competence in child welfare service
Have you been in challenging situations where you were uncertain of the best way to help children and families, where you found it difficult to listen and to be open to what is being told, or where you lacked knowledge on how to involve the children?
Have you been in challenging situations where you were uncertain of the best way to help children and families, where you found it difficult to listen and to be open to what is being told, or where you lacked knowledge on how to involve the children?
The aim of this continuing education programme is to strengthen your expertise and knowledge about relationships and cooperation in child welfare.
Who is the programme for?
The continuing education programme is primarily aimed at employees in the municipal child welfare service. It is a collaboration between the programme areas social work and family therapy and systemic practice at the Faculty of Social Studies, VID Oslo.
Objective of the programme
The continuing education programme will help strengthen child welfare personnel’s relational competence and cooperation with children and families in order to provide the help and assistance needed. This means focusing on how children and parents, relationships and cooperation are understood and constructed.
Students will strengthen their expertise in systematically and critically evaluating and developing their own skills, understanding and courses of action. The goal is for them to be able to evaluate and apply different perspectives, theories and evidence-based methods to foster opportunities for service users to be involved and influence and manage their own lives.
Content of the programme
The continuing education programme will have a special focus on skills training and the practical application of theory in order to help child welfare personnel to deal with challenging situations in a constructive and professional manner. Families and children are often faced with very difficult situations that can involve violence, drugs, mental health challenges, conflicts, loneliness, illness, poverty and social exclusion.
In collaboration with families, children and professional partners, students will be able to experience situations where they are affected and challenged. In the study programme, students will analyse different perspectives, methods and models, and will reflect on their own role, skills, options to act and limitations in order to strengthen their ability to reflect critically and exercise ethical judgement, and contribute to innovation in the field of child welfare.
Courses
- Kunnskapsgrunnlag om relasjoner og samarbeid i barnevernet
- Utfordrende relasjoner og samarbeid i barnevernet
Facts and fees
Campus
Class code
RSB285020
Full or part-time
Part-time
Credits
30
Length of study
1 year
Fiancial Support
No
Students admitted
64
Language
Norwegian
Admission requirements
Teacher
Organization of studies
Videreutdanningen er samlingsbasert med tre samlinger á tre dager per semester. Emne 1 går høst-semester og emne 2 går vår-semester. En av samlingene vil foregå på hotell. Utdanningen er på masternivå og vil kunne inngå som del av master i sosialt arbeid ved Fakultet for sosialfag.
Høsten 2021:
- uke 36, uke 41 og uke 47 (mandag-onsdag)
Våren 2022:
- uke 2, uke 12 og uke 18 (mandag-onsdag)
Apply
Admission for the study is closed
Admission is opening 1. February 2021
The application deadline is 15. April 2021
Admission requirements
Videreutdanningen retter seg primært mot ansatte i det kommunale barnevernet, men kan også være aktuell for ansatte i andre deler av barnevernfeltet. De som er ansatte i den kommunale barneverntjenesten vil prioriteres ved opptak til studiet.
- Det kreves 3-årig bachelorutdanning eller tilsvarende
- Arbeidstilknytning i barnevernet
Dokumentasjonskrav
Følgende må lastes opp i søknadsweb når du søker:
• Vitnemål fra bachelorgrad
• Signert arbeidsattest(er) som inneholder fra dato og til dato, hvor du har jobbet og stillingsprosent. Attesten må dokumentere at du har arbeidstilknytning i barnevernet.
CV og arbeidsavtaler/-kontrakter godkjennes ikke som dokumentasjon på arbeidspraksis.
Søkere med utenlandsk utdanning må dokumentere at de oppfyller krav til norsk- og engelskkunnskaper i Forskrift om opptak til høgre utdanning (For-2017-01-06-13).
About rating applicants
Questions about admission?
- Alexander Didriksen, studiekonsulent, Oslo, phone: +47 22 96 37 90, e-mail: opptak@vid.no