Social Work – (M.Sc.)

The aim of the Social Work second cycle programme is to prepare a social worker who is able to research contextualised practice and act integrating and developing professional knowledge, skills, values, enhancing the solution of human interaction and personal relation with environment problems, initiating social changes and innovations in pursuit of person´s and societal welfare, strengthening civic society and developing professional competences.

By completing the study program students will be able to gain these competences:

* develop social work research and produce social work knowledge;
* analyse the mission and objectives of contemporary social work in the local and global context promoting human rights and social justice;
* reflect the integrity of theory, practice and ethics in social work process;
* analyse the interrelations between social policy, social structures and resources and design social projects;
* critically analyse interactions between social worker and client and perform interventions in complex situations;
* apply social work intervention methods emphasising participation of clients in the change process;
* understand the principles, methods and restrictions of social worker activity in organisation and community;
* reflect the learning and professional experience, professional relations in organisations and continue learning independently, developing social work profession.

Master degree in Social Work provides possibilities: continue studies in doctoral programs (PhD) in sociology, social work, science of education and in other social sciences programs; to work in social security, education, healthcare, law institutions: social support departments in municipalities, social services centres, residential care institutions, day-care and community centres, nongovernmental organizations, hospitals, prisons, schools, universities, colleges, social research organizations. Program graduates are able to plan, organize and manage social services; design and implement national and international social work programs and projects; carry out social research; implement preventive programs; teach in social work programs; develop social workers` competences; plan, implement and evaluate intervention process working with individuals, groups, families and communities.