Social Work Professional Competencies and Educational Programs Specialized Practice. Theoretical Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenss/12.2/93Keywords:
specialized educational practice, professional competence, social work specialist, university education practiceAbstract
The practice of social work starts from the period of university education – bachelor and master educational programs, where students are guided, supervised by experienced professionals to develop the competencies and skills of relating to clients of social work services, step by step.
The purpose of this work is to theoretically analyze the relation between specialized education programs during bachelor's and master's studies and the desired competencies of social workers. We will refer to the international literature to understand a global perspective on the practice of social work from the perspective of education in the field. We will focus on the identification of key competencies of social workers, in Romanian and American social work practice and educational system
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