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Presentation
Presentation
The curricular unit Social Work, Communication and Language is a unit integrated in the 1st year of the degree in Social Work and aims to situate communication as a transversal instrument in the field of social interaction for the construction of professional relationships in Social Work. This curricular unit aims to introduce the student in the theoretical and practical issues of communication and language, an indispensable tool for the human condition, and a fundamental competence for the social worker.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP733-21829
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
I. Communication 1.1. Communication as the foundation of social life: main theories; 1.2. Bases of the communication process: the professional dimension. II. Communication Process 2.1. Interpersonal communication, face-to-face, individual and collective, institutional and mass communication; 2.2. Elements of communication; 2.3. Context, means, and techniques; 2.4. Feedback; 2.5. Verbal and nonverbal communication. III. Image and Language in the Communication Process 3.1. Language and linguistics; 3.2. Types of language; 3.3. The role of color and format in message configuration; 3.4. The power of language and the language of power; 3.5. Proximity and distancing: the language of space. IV. Communication and Social Work 4.1. The particularities of communication in the intervention process and in the construction of the professional relationship; 4.2. Active listening: active listening; 4.3. Language adequacy in different contexts.
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Objectives
Objectives
O1. Understanding the fundamentals of communication as a fundamental and constitutive dimension of the human condition; O2. Developing effective communication skills in the domains of face-to-face, institutional, and with broader audiences; O3. Understanding communication as a tool in the practice of Social Work in institutional contexts and in the relationship with the subjects of action; O4. Studying language and discursive strategy as support for professional relationships in different contexts of social intervention; O5. Understanding the role and power of different elements of communication (actors) and the influence of values and cultural and social differences; O6. Knowing how to structure and present spoken and written communication according to target audiences and developing discursive and argumentative capacity and their potentialities in a communication process.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
All those considered pertinent and adequate in a given moment/situation and that contribute to the improvement of students' learning.
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References
References
Freixo, M. (2012). Teorias e Modelos de Comunicação. Instituto Piaget. Koprowska, J. (2020). Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Social Work. Sage Publications Rodrigues, A. (1999). As Técnicas da Comunicação e da Informação. Editorial Presença Serra, J. (2007). Manual de Teoria da Comunicação. UBI. https://www.labcom.ubi.pt//ficheiros/serra-paulo-manual-teoria-comunicacao.pdf Trevithick, P. (2012). Social work skills and knowledge a practice handbook. McGraw-Hill
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Assessment
Assessment
Descrição
Data limite
Ponderação
Teste de avaliação
a definir
40%
Trabalho individual
a definir
40%
Participação nas atividades em sala
ao longo do semestre
20%
Nota mínima do teste 8 valores
A frequência e assiduidade segue o descrito no artigo 11º do Despacho Reitoral nº24/2023, o número
máximo de faltas corresponde a 30% do total de aulas. A presença e assiduidade a provas, segue o
descrito no artigo 12º do Despacho Reitoral nº24/2023, a ausência do estudante a provas, ou a não
entrega do trabalho nos termos estabelecidos, resulta da inexistência de avaliação a esse momento de
avaliação ou prova.
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Mobility
Mobility
No
