Multicultural Social Work (5cr)

Course unit code: SSOSKV0005

General information

Credits: 5 cr

Teaching language: english

Objective

After completion of the course the student is able to
- identify key topics related to multicultural social work
- identify the meaning of culture in communication and interaction
- analyze migrant experiences, forced migration and family reunification
- analyze how intersectional perspectives could be applied in social work practices
- apply issues of multicultural social work into social work practice.

Content

Anti-racist social work, intersectionality, migration and forced migration, inter-cultural communication and family reunification.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Fail: Performance is highly deficient or erroneous. The work may be based on serious misunderstandings.

Sufficient and satisfactory (1-2): Performance is lacking in scope, superficial, or corresponds poorly to the assignment. The author merely lists things out of context or addresses them one-sidedly. The work may contain errors or obscurities.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good and very good (3-4): Performance corresponds to the assignment, manifesting comprehension and a skill to analyse and justify. The author has addressed the issue comprehensively. The work may contain some deficiencies.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): Performance delineates an extensive whole and the author can apply knowledge in a multifaceted way or place it in various contexts. The work manifests independency and insight, and it is a flawless entity that involves justified thinking or critical contemplation. The work is well written and implemented.

Materials

Course materials are provided in Moodle.

Literature:
Hiitola & Turtiainen & Gruber & Tiilikainen (eds): Family life in transition: Borders, transnational mobility, and welfare society in Nordic countries (2020).