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Why take Social Welfare Fieldwork (SFW)!

In social welfare field work (SFW) you will learn how to organize and run activities for people with disabilities and their families. Working with experienced volunteers, you will gain insight into the needs of welfare subjects and receive training and advice on how best to provide positive experiences to enhance their Quality of Life. By the end of the course, SFW students have a fuller understanding of the social welfare field. On a personal level, they have improved social and communication skills and gained experience in teambuilding and organization
SFW Course: Key Features
 "Social welfare field work (SFW)" = campus tuition + off-campus activities

🔷 Learn the basics of social welfare from volunteer experience in the field of interpersonal support

🔷 Learn and apply welfare recreation theory to enhance QOL for you and others

🔷 Provide and receive interpersonal support online

🔷 Learn as part of a team

Feedback from SFW students:

We found that active learning, using our head, body and heart, makes life more fun and meaningful.

Senior students who have taken Social Welfare Fieldwork learned knowledge and skills that enable them to solve problems in cooperation with their peers. Throughout the course students are encouraged to comment and share their feelings. In the class materials former students outline their experiences as volunteers and provide advice for current students.

Collaboration class platform: Faculty of Sociology Social Design Students × Social Welfare Fieldwork Organizations

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