Social Work Lecturer

Social work lecturers are professionals who exercise dual roles, on one hand they practice the academic discipline that provides social services, such as counselling, therapy or advocacy, to individuals or groups of people and on the other hand they are part of the academic world providing professional education, engaging also in research and knowledge development, contributing to solutions concerning complex social problems and innovative approaches to ameliorate those problems. They teach social work knowledge, skills and values for preparing students to engage in culturally competent social work practice with diverse populations and communities.

Essential Skills and Competencies

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• accept own accountability • address problems critically • adhere to organisational guidelines • advocate for social service users • apply anti-oppressive practices • apply case management • apply crisis intervention • apply decision making within social work • apply holistic approach within social services • apply intercultural teaching strategies • apply organisational techniques • apply person-centred care • apply problem solving in social service • apply quality standards in social services • apply socially just working principles • apply teaching strategies • assess social service users' situation • assess students • build helping relationship with social service users • communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields • communicate with social service users • compile course material • conduct interview in social service • consider social impact of actions on service users • contribute to protecting individuals from harm • cooperate at inter-professional level • delegate activities • deliver social services in diverse cultural communities • demonstrate leadership in social service cases • demonstrate when teaching • develop course outline • develop professional identity in social work • develop professional network • empower social service users • follow health and safety precautions in social care practices • give constructive feedback • guarantee students' safety • handle conflicts • have computer literacy • involve service users and carers in care planning • liaise with educational staff • liaise with educational support staff • listen actively • maintain records of work with service users • make legislation transparent for users of social services • manage ethical issues within social services • manage social crisis • manage stress in organisation • meet standards of practice in social services • monitor developments in field of expertise • negotiate with social service stakeholders • negotiate with social service users • organise social work packages • perform classroom management • plan social service process • prepare lesson content • prevent social problems • promote inclusion • promote service users' rights • promote social change • protect vulnerable social service users • provide social counselling • refer social service users • reflect on practice • relate empathetically • report on social development • review social service plan • teach principles of social work • tolerate stress • undertake continuous professional development in social work • work in a multicultural environment in health care • work in partnership with social services users • work within communities • write work-related reports

Knowledge

• company policies • counselling methods • curriculum objectives • legal requirements in the social sector • pedagogy • social justice • social sciences • social work theory

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• university social work and social policy lecturer • higher education social work teacher • senior lecturer in social work • professor of social work and social policy • professor of social work • social work teacher • university lecturer in social work • academic social work educator • professor of social policy • social work instructor • lecturer in social work and social policy • university social work teacher

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