UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK

1. Introduction to Social Work
2. Basic Social Work Objectives
3. Object of study of Social Work
4. Areas of intervention of Social Work
5. Fields of action of Social Work
6. The professional field of Social Work
7. Methodology of intervention

TEACHING UNIT 2. THE SOCIAL WORKER

1. Social Worker
2. Skills and competences
3. Professional profile
4. Objectives and functions
5. Professional areas of action
6. Basic techniques

UNIT 3. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS

1. Origin and Development of Group Dynamics
2. History of Group Dynamics
3. Group Dynamics today
4. Group Functions
5. Conflicts in the Group

UNIT 4. THE FAMILY AS A LEVEL OF SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION

1. Introduction
2. Family needs
3. Family demands
4. Types of intervention with families

UNIT 5. ANALYSIS OF FAMILY CONFLICT

1. Definition of conflict
2. Manifestations of conflicts
3. Typology of family conflicts
4. Coping with conflicts
5. Meanings of conflict
6. Conflict resolution and transformation. Conflictology
7. Actions for conflict prevention

UNIT 6. MEDIATION: CONFLICT RESOLUTION SYSTEM

1. Introduction
2. Principle of the mediation process
3. Mediation as an intervention process
4. Phases of the mediation process

UNIT 7. METHODS, PLANNING AND RESEARCH DESIGN

1. Research methodology in the field of social sciences
2. Initial phase of the research
3. Theoretical framework in social research
4. The hypothesis in the research process
5. Methodology and design in research
6. Experimental methodology in the research process
7. Experimental planning and design
8. Characteristics of quasi-experimental designs
9. Survey methodology
10. Classification of surveys
11. Observational methodology
12. Methodological aspects of observation
13. Measures in an observational record
14. Observational criteria and designs
15. Statistical treatment of data
16. Statistical analysis
17. Computer applications for data analysis

UNIT DIDACTIC 8. SOCIAL PROJECTS

1. Introduction
2. Characteristics of social projects
3. Principles that guide social projects
4. Institutional values and practices in social projects
5. Agents and areas of attention in social projects
6. Methodology for the design, implementation and evaluation of social projects
7. Social action projects
8. The evaluation process

UNIT TEACHING 9. INFORMATION SOCIETY AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

1. Development and communication
2. Human rights and communication
3. Fundraising as a communicative strategy
4. Development of information societies
5. Role of ICTs in the development process
6. Cooperation among developing countries

UNIT DIDACTIC 10. HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. The Human Rights Trajectory
2. The Right to Development
3. Human Rights in the UN Charter
4. The Universal Declaration and International Treaties
5. Regional Human Rights Treaties
6. The Generations of Rights
7. Human Rights and Exclusive Domestic Jurisdiction