Designing social services at community level

Course Code: PMS 102 • Study year: I • Academic Year: 2022-2023
Domain: Social work - Masters • Field of study: Design and management of social and health services
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: English
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Sebastian Claudiu Stefani
Seminar tutor: Sebastian Claudiu Stefani
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class
Number of teaching hours per semester: 42
Number of teaching hours per week: 3
Semester: Autumn
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 6

Course aims:

To identify and prioritize social needs / problems
To formulate objectives for intervention through social services
To plan the intervention for social development
Monitor and evaluate a social development intervention plan

Course Entry Requirements:

none

Course contents:

-Territorial community
-Community intervention
-Social services
-Defining social needs
-Data collection methods for assessing the social needs of the community
-Social services as intervention projects
-Analysis of stakeholders
-The logical framework of the project
-Social services as intervention projects. Case studies

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, examples

Learning outcomes:

-Students will know the concepts, methodologies and procedures specific to development programs, strategies and policies
-Students will know and apply criteria and methods for evaluating programs, strategies and policies in the field of social and health services
-Students will know how to implement development programs / strategies / policies in the field of social and health services
-Students will be able to apply a wide range of methods for the development and implementation of social projects

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written exam and project

Recommended reading:

Buțiu, C. A., Proiectarea serviciilor sociale la nivel de comunitate. Note de curs, UAB , Alba Iulia , 2019 , 175
Butiu Calina, Dezvoltarea comunitară. Concept, strategii și metode de intervenție”, Argonaut , Cluj napoca , 2007 , 325
Zmfir Catalin, Proiectarea dezvoltării sociale. Ghid metodologic, Economica , Bucuresti , 2007 , 450