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means to improve the well-being of new arrivals and ethnic minorities.

SW 361-2 Fieldwork I & II

2 Terms; 8 Credits

SW 363 Fieldwork III (Summer Block Placement)

1 Term; 4 Credits

SW 370 Law and Social Work
1 Term; 3 Credits

The aim of this course is to equip students, as future social work practitioners, adminis-
trators and advocates for justice, equal opportunities, with basic legal knowledge that is
pertinent to their practice. Legislations pertaining to families, children in need of care and
protection, juvenile delinquency, unprotected workers and consumers, the mentally incapaci-
tated and those discriminated based on their gender, disability and family status etc. will be
discussed and presented in the course. Aside from acquiring the basic legal provisions for the
above populations, students will be conducting legal research and learn how to access and
use legal literature (in particular, statutes and case laws) so that they can better serve their
clients.

SW 420 Medical Social Work
1 Term; 2 Credits

This course will enable students to understand the tasks and roles of social workers
practicing in hospital settings. Topics include skills in working with chronic illness, disability,
mental and terminal illness, bereavement; and techniques in handling violence cases
including child abuse, intimate partner abuse and elder abuse. Students will also learn how to
work with suicidal and self-harm cases, child patients and their relatives in pediatric units, pre
or post organ transplant patients, and empowerment for patients and their families. The ethical
considerations of a medical social worker, the role of the social worker as a member of a
multi-disciplinary team with allied health professionals will also be covered. Students are
expected to have a good understanding on social work profession in hospital setting after
completing the course.

SW 430 Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities
1 Term; 2 Credits

The course describes the philosophies and vital principles of rehabilitative service, with
emphasis on updated models of service delivery for people with intellectual disabilities. The
course will provide students with practical knowledge and useful skills in working with the
target clientele, their families and carers.

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