Rights of child
7.5 ECTS creditsThe course comprises the following components:
-Techniques for interviewing children and young people.
- Legal relationships in the family and society in Swedish and international law from a child rights perspective, with an emphasis on the central concepts of children's rights in the traditional legal areas where such issues are raised. A key aspect is the problematisation and deepened understanding of what is in the best interest of the child, the child's right to be heard, and the wishes of the child.
- Balancing between the responsibility for the child' s care and welfare and between society and family as well as the child's influence on the situation.
- The care and actor perspectives on children and family support-oriented social services or the child protection social services are problematised.
-Techniques for interviewing children and young people.
- Legal relationships in the family and society in Swedish and international law from a child rights perspective, with an emphasis on the central concepts of children's rights in the traditional legal areas where such issues are raised. A key aspect is the problematisation and deepened understanding of what is in the best interest of the child, the child's right to be heard, and the wishes of the child.
- Balancing between the responsibility for the child' s care and welfare and between society and family as well as the child's influence on the situation.
- The care and actor perspectives on children and family support-oriented social services or the child protection social services are problematised.
Progressive specialisation:
A1N (has only first鈥恈ycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Master's level
Admission requirements
Upper secondary school level Swedish 3 or B, or Swedish as a second language 3 or B and English 6 or A, or equivalent, plus either
- social work programme 150 ECTS course credits (SGGEN),
- professional degree in social work/social care, or
- Bachelor's degree in social work/social care
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Bachelor of Science in Social Work (studied during year 4)