Supporting and developing resilience in social work

OpenLearn Review
Location
Online(Course Link)
Dates
On Demand
Course Categories
Social Sciences
Certficate
Yes()
Language
English
Course Fees
FreeNo. of Attendant
Unlimited
Acquired Skills/Covered Subjects
- discuss why emotional resilience is important in social work practice and what skills and strategies are involved,explore the support that social workers can expect from their managers, and how to get the best out of supervision,demonstrate a critical understanding of the skills and qualities involved in social work professional leadership
Provider Name | OpenLearn |
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Website | http://www.openuniversity.edu/ |
About The Provider |
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What does it take to become a resilient practitioner in social work? This free course, Supporting and developing resilience in social work, will guide you through some important concepts. An understanding of ‘emotional resilience’ and ‘professional leadership’ will help to guide you through taking a positive approach to problems that arise in social work practice. You will also be introduced to some ideas about leadership in social work practice.