| Unit name | Personal Welfare Services |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOL30053 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Cameron |
| Open unit status | Open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides a focus on the range of provisions that make up personal social services and the social values that underlie social policies in this sphere. Key concepts considered include need, risk, care and dependency. Students will be introduced to analyses of trends and developments in personal social welfare, with particular attention to the development of the mixed economy of service provision and the implications of such changed for different groups of service users. Key themes in this unit include the planning, financing, organisation and management of personal social welfare, the roles of professionals and other practitioners and the accessibility and effectiveness of services in promoting well-being.
