Social work

    Students majoring in "Social Work" acquire the following professional competencies, knowledge and skills upon graduation:

• Knows the current trends in the development of basic theories and concepts of social work, its characteristics and subject as a field of science.
• Understands the features of social work with people of different age groups and is able to apply it.
• Knows the methodological aspects of the study of social groups, the psychological issues of managing intergroup relations.
• Able to organize work with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities, prepare and conduct research to identify the characteristics of social problems, collect information using various programs and then analyze this information.
• Develops an action plan to influence human behavior. Knows the features of personality formation at different ages.
• Able to prepare and evaluate social projects, determine and calculate social assistance and benefits in accordance with the criteria.
• Knows the principles, rules and methods of management of the social assistance agency, is able to work with people with physical and mental disabilities.
• Can use knowledge of the effects of pressure, discrimination and historical trauma on the client group to guide the development of socially just planning and interventions, ethical rationale strategies for principled decision-making, effective communication and collaboration with the client to formulate clear and rational goals in the assistance process manages
• Able to apply the concepts of social, economic and environmental justice to protect human rights at the individual and systemic levels. The high-risk therapeutic group facilitates the work through supervision, knows the activities of life in emergencies, methods of preparation for civil defense training.

Training schedule of the specialty

Subject code	Name of subject		The number of credits
I course
Autumn semester
End941	Business and academic communication in a foreign language 1		6
Tar170	History of Azerbaijan		5
Sos100	Introduction to Social Work		6
Com144	Informatics		4
Mmt020	Civil Defense		3
Sos121	Theory and practice of social work 1		6
Summer semester
End942	Business and academic communication in a foreign language 2		5
Azd019	Business and academic communication in the Azerbaijani language		4
Law050	Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and bases of law		3
Sos160	Social assistance system in Azerbaijan		6
Sos216	Sociology		4
Sos122	Theory and practice of social work 2		5
Met250	Introduction to Multiculturalism		3
II course
Autumn semester
End943	Business and academic communication in a foreign language 3		4
Sos140	Social work with individuals, groups and families		6
Sos230	Ethical principles in social work practice		6
Pol100	Social policy		5
Sos131	Research methods in social work 1		4
Sos150	Social programs and services		5
Summer semester
Psx071	Psychology		4
Psx130	Mental health		6
Riy221	Mathematical methods in social work		4
Met370	Defectology		6
Sos132	Research methods in social work 2		5
Sos210	Social work management		5
III course
Autumn semester
Sos180	Social Psychology		6
Sos190	Social pedagogy		5
Met380	Neurobiology		4
Sos090	Social statistics		4
Men041	Keys Management		6
Sos220	Globalization and international social work		5
Summer semester
Sos310	Modern social problems		6
Sos080	Legal bases of social work		5
Sos290	Addiction to drugs, alcohol and smoking		5
Sos240	Social work with people with disabilities		5
Sos250	Social work with refugees and IDPs		5
Sos300	Social work with children and adolescents		4
VI course
Autumn semester
Sos070	Family Institute and Social Work		5
Sos020	Labor market and employment		5
Sos060	Economic bases of social work		5
Sos050	Fundamentals of social state and civil society		5
Sos040	Basics of social health		5
Sos030	Palliative care		5
Summer semester
Tec040	Career Planning		5
Tec050	Soft skills		9
Tec060	Hard skills		10
Tec070	Production Experience / Project		6