BA Hons Social Work

You ll often be in complex and challenging situations but you ll help to improve lives and bring about social change through working in partnership with individuals, families and communities. Working within health and social care teams, and with partner agencies, from police to housing services, you will help to promote human rights and social justice. It can be difficult to appreciate the difference social workers make until you ve experienced social work practice in action and that s why you ll complete placements in your second and third years. Some of the topics you ll explore include how to communicate with service users and carers, theories to inform practice and the factors that influence our journeys from pre-birth through to death. Social work can be difficult and challenging at times and, as well as developing your academic knowledge, we aim to develop your resilience and help you learn ways to manage the situations you re faced with.