Course ASA266

Social Work with People with Disabilities

7.5 Credits
Second Cycle

Starts week 46, 2025

The course focuses on people with disabilities from a user, community and participatory perspective. Living conditions for people with disabilities are studied based on support systems, collaboration, laws and regulations. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is addressed during the course, as is current research in the field of disability. Ethical issues in the social work with people with disabilities are discussed during the course.
Starts and ends:
week 46, 2025 - week 3, 2026
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Swedish
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • 90 credits in Social Work or Social Care, including a thesis of 15 credits
Selection :
Guaranteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-H3NMM
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
15,750 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
15,750 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Course Coordinator
Maria Fjellfeldt