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The group of study fields: Social Sciences
Field of study program: Social Work
Code of study program: 6531JX015
Type of study program: Undergraduate (college higher education) study programme
Cycle of study program: Professional Bachelor degree programme

Language of study program: Lithuanian, English, Russian
Credits and form of study program: 180 credits. Full-time studies - 3 years, part-time studies - 4 years.

The objective of Social Work study program is to prepare a specialist who is able to proficiently provide social assistance that would help the persons, families, groups, organizations, communities to overcome social problems and to achieve optimal social functioning in the society.

Students of Social Work study program who have gained professional bachelor's degree will be able to work:

In institutions of social security: local care and welfare offices, social services departments, social care homes, day care centers, rehabilitation centers, hostels, child protection services;

In institutions of health security: the different types of hospitals, centers of drug, mental health centers, nursing homes, primary health care and so on;

In education institutions: general education schools;

In law security institutions: juvenile services, resocialization centers, prisons also non-governmental organizations.

The objective of Social Work study programme is to prepare high qualified social workers who can initiate social change in society, enable people to improve their own social responsibility and public institutions social responsibility, while helping for society to achieve goals, such as civic participation, welfare development and assuring the human rights.

Study achievements of the student:

Knowledge - knows and apply the practical professional knowledge based on most recent discoveries, while identifying and solving the complex concrete or abstract operational problems.

Researching abilities - is able to collect and analyze the data needed for the specific work and innovation issues.

Special abilities - is able to plan, organize, implement and evaluate practical work in a particular sphere, while individually choosing technological, organizational and methodological tools.

Social abilities - is able to communicate with professionals and other persons while dealing with professional tasks. Takes responsibility for own and their workers quality of performance in accordance with professional ethics and public spirit. Is able to convey the knowledge of its field and understanding to the learners.

Personal abilities - is able to learn individually in their professional field. Understands the moral responsibility for their activities and their impact on the society, on economic and cultural development, welfare and the environment.

The students study these subjects:

Full-time studies:

1st year	1st semester		2nd semester
	Subject	Credits	Subject	Credits
	Ist MODULE INTRODUCTION INTO STUDIES	10	IIIrd MODULE COMMUNICATION	10
	Introduction into Studies	3	Foreign Language	4
	General Psychology	2	Information Technology and Data Processing	3
	Philosophy	3	Language Culture and Professional Language	3
	Basics of Law	2	Language Culture and Professional Language	3
	IInd MODULE SOCIAL WORKER'S PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY	20	IVth MODULE WELFARE OF CHILD AND FAMILY	20
	Communication Psychology	3	Social Work with Individual and Family	6
	Self-development of Social Worker	3	Social Training of a Child and a Youngster	10
	Social Work Theory and Methodologies	11	Family and Child Law	4
	Sociology at Social Work	3

2nd year	3rd semester		4th semester
	Subject	Credits	Subject	Credits
	Vth MODULE HEALTH AND WELFARE	15	VIIth MODULE SOCIAL WORK MANAGEMENT	10
	Health Psychology	3	Management of Social Systems	4
	Social Work at Health Care System	10	Social Projects and Programs	4
	Human Safety	2	Organizational Psychology	2
	VIth MODULE SOCIAL POLITICS	15	VIIIth MODULE SOCIAL WORK WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE	10
	Social Politics and Economy	3	Social Services in Gerontology	6
	Organization of Social Services	5	Human Rights	2
	Andragogy	2	Social Rehabilitation and Integration of Elderly People	2
	Social and Human Law	3	IXth MODULE TRAINING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY PRACTICE	10
	Social Psychology	2	IXth MODULE TRAINING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY PRACTICE	10

3rd year	5th semester		6th semester
	Subject	Credits	Subject	Credits
	Xth MODULE OPTIONAL SUBJECTS Optional subjects from the list	10	XIIth MODULE THE FINAL MODULE	30
	XIth MODULE SOCIAL WORK IN THE COMMUNITY	20	Final Professional Activity Practice	21
	Social Work in the Community	7	Supervision
	Social Work in the Group	2	The Final Thesis	9
	Social Research Methods	5
	Social Ecology	2
	Social Rehabilitation and Integration of Risk Individuals	2
	Antisocial Behavioral Psychology	2

Part-time studies:

1st year	1st semester		2nd semester
	Subject	Credits	Subject	Credits
	I MODULE INTRODUCTION INTO STUDIES	10	III MODULE COMMUNICATION	10
	Introduction into Studies	3	Foreign Language	4
	General Psychology	2	Information Technology and Data Processing	3
	Philosophy	3	Professional Language Culture	3
	Basics of Law	2	IV MODULE Optional subjects	5
	II MODULE SOCIAL WORKER'S PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY	20
	Communication Psychology	3
	Self-development of Social Worker	3
	Social Work Theory and Methodologies	11
	Sociology at Social Work	3

2nd year	3rd semester		4th semester
	Subject	Credits	Subject	Credits
	V MODULE WELFARE OF CHILD AND FAMILY	20	VI MODULE HEALTH AND WELFARE	15
	Social Work with Individual and Family	6	Health Psychology	3
	Social Training of a Child and a Youngster	10	Social Work at Health Care System	10
	Family and Child Law	4	Human Safety	2
			VII MODULE TRAINING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY PRACTICE	10

3rd year	5th semester		6th semester
	Subject	Credits	Subject	Credits
	VIII MODULE SOCIAL POLITICS	15	X MODULE SOCIAL WORK IN THE COMMUNITY	20
	Social Politics and Economy	3	Social Work in the Community	7
	Organization of Social Services	5	Social Work in the Group	2
	Andragogy	2	Social Research Methods	5
	Social and Human Law	3	Social Ecology	2
	Social Psychology	2	Social Rehabilitation and Integration of Risk Individuals	2
	IX MODULE SOCIAL WORK MANAGEMENT	10	Antisocial Behavioral Psychology	2
	Management of Social Systems	4
	Social Projects and Programs	4
	Organizational Psychology	2

4th year	7th semester		8th semester
	Subject	Credits	Subject	Credits
	XI MODULE SOCIAL WORK WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE	10	XIII MODULE THE FINAL MODULE	30
	Social Services in Gerontology	6	Final Professional Activity Practice	21
	Human Rights	2	Supervision
	Social Rehabilitation and Integration of Elderly People	2	The Final Thesis	9
	XII MODULE OPTIONAL SUBJECTS	5

Other subject descriptions:

Crisis intervention in Social Work (module: Health and Welfare)
Gerontopsychology (module: Social Work with Elderly People)
Social Rehabilitation and Integration of Disabled People (module: Health and Welfare)

Freely Chosen subjects are selected from the List of Freely Chosen Subjects and Their Descriptions.

Social Work (in English)