SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND LAW - Hogeschool van Amsterdam
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND LAW - Hogeschool van Amsterdam
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<strong>SCHOOL</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>SOCIAL</strong> <strong>WORK</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>LAW</strong>EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES GUIDE 2012-20131
INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOMCOURSES IN ENGLISHMINOR PROGRAMMES•<strong>WORK</strong>ING IN AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALENVIRONMENT•<strong>SOCIAL</strong> <strong>WORK</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>LAW</strong>: CIVIL SOCIETY<strong>AND</strong> HUMAN RIGHTSINTERNSHIPS2
INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOM COURSES• Personal leadership• Coping strategies• International comparative assignment / research• Lecture cycle of professionals from social agencies• Intercultural communication and counselling• Introduction to Dutch language• Community theatreSchool of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-20133
PERSONAL LEADERSHIPTEACHER:Harriet SteffensDESCRIPTIONPERIOD: 2: 12-11-2012 / 25-01-2013EC: 3FORM:LITERATURE:Lectures, inspiringdocumentation and crossculturaldiscussionsThe lecturer will advisedifferent books and you willchoose one book aboutpersonal leadership so youcan write your final essay.Objectives:Exploring and analysing different visions ofpersonal leadership and develop insight inyour own focus in life.Learning outcomes:Formulating a vision about personalleadership and making your own specificchoices in life-issues such as study, work,relationships and self-development.TEST FORMAT: Writing an essayENTRYREQUIREMENT: Intermediate EnglishSchool of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-20134
COPING STRATEGIESTEACHER:Jane SpanglerDESCRIPTIONPERIOD: 2: 12-11-2012 / 25-01-2013EC: 3FORM:LITERATURE:TutorialReaderTEST FORMAT: Essay and presentation, activeparticipation in groupdiscussionsENTRYREQUIREMENT: Intermediate EnglishObjectives:•Analyzing theories of psychologicalimmune system.•Formulating criticism concerning concretemethods of stress reduction andgrief/trauma counselling.Learning outcomes:•Theoretical reflection – demonstrating aconceptual understanding of the humanresponse to stress, grief and trauma.•Methodological reflection – demonstratinga conceptual understanding of stress, griefand trauma counselling.•CommunicationSchool of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-20135
INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVEASSIGNMENT / RESEARCHTEACHER:Mrs. J. C. (Tanny) BakkerDESCRIPTIONPERIOD: 2: 12-11-2012 / 05-04-2013EC: 3 - 6FORM:Mrs. Bakker will coach thestudents who apply for thisassignment by appointment.TEST FORMAT: Writing an essayENTRYREQUIREMENT: Intermediate EnglishObjectives:The international external assignment is aconstruction especially designed forinternational students in order to offerthem the possibility to get in contact withthe social work practice in the region of<strong>Amsterdam</strong>.The external assignment can be acomparative research or a study in depthabout the social work practice in TheNetherlands, mostly in comparison withthe practice at home.School of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-20136
LECTURE CYCLE <strong>OF</strong> PR<strong>OF</strong>ESSIONALSFROM <strong>SOCIAL</strong> AGENCIESTEACHER:Guest speakers from the fieldPERIOD: 2 and 3: 12-11-2012 / 05-04-2013EC:FORM:1 / 3 for one period2 / 6 for two periodsWeekly lecturesTEST FORMAT: Writing an essay: 3 ECTS,participation only: 1 ECTSENTRYREQUIREMENT: Intermediate EnglishDESCRIPTIONObjectives:Dutch professionals from a variety of socialservice agencies in the region of <strong>Amsterdam</strong> areinvited to give an international lecture on theirwork.The topics of the lectures are:• professional position: role/task of the speaker,their educational background and their career• description of their institution: goals andobjectives• target groups• work methods• what type of professionals work in theinstitution: their tasks and requirements• recent issues and problems, example or caseSchool of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-20137
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION <strong>AND</strong>COUNSELLINGTEACHER:Murat GündüzDESCRIPTIONPERIOD: 2: 12-11-2012 / 25-01-2013EC: 3FORM:LITERATURE:TutorialCarlos Nuñez: InterculturalSensitivityTEST FORMAT: Writing an essayENTRYREQUIREMENT: Intermediate EnglishObjectives:As a future professional (social worker)you will be working with people of differentcultural backgrounds and a diversity ofproblems / issues. Being able to recognizedifferences, knowing how to relate andaddress them is an important competency.Learning outcomes:In this Classroom you will be lecturedabout the basics of diversity in SocialWork. In the lessons topics such asmigration and religion will beaddressed. The emphasis of theClassroom lies in the student’s realizationof struggles with problems concerningdiversity in the field of Social Work.School of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-20138
INTRODUCTION TO DUTCH LANGUAGETEACHER:A.M.M. de Ronde-BoerrigterDESCRIPTIONPERIOD: 2 and 3: 12-11-2012 / 05-04-2013EC: 2 / 4FORM:LITERATURE:Lectures: basic DutchJ. Schneider-Broekmans e.aTaal Vitaal, Nederlands voorbeginners.TEST FORMAT: Theoretical test on words andsentences to express yourself.ENTRYREQUIREMENT: Intermediate EnglishObjectives:This is a Dutch language course forstarters. We work around a theme andfocus on vocabulary, grammar, dialogueand pronunciation. Exercises, homeworkand a theoretical test are part of thiscourse.Learning outcomes:On completion of this program the studentshould be able to:• understand and speak basic words andsentences• answer basic questionsSchool of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-20139
COMMUNITY THEATERTEACHER:Nilo BerrocalPERIOD: 2: 12-11-2012 / 25-01-2013EC: 3FORM:LITERATURE:TEST FORMAT:ENTRYREQUIREMENT: Intermediate EnglishDESCRIPTIONDuring seven weeks we will work on theprocess of making a performance bymeans of the collective method. The playwill not be performed for an audience but itwill be used as a laboratory in which theparticipants themselves will write the lines,play and direct each other.School of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-201310
MINOR PROGRAMMES•<strong>WORK</strong>ING IN AN INTERNATIONALLEGAL ENVIRONMENT•<strong>SOCIAL</strong> <strong>WORK</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>LAW</strong>: CIVILSOCIETY <strong>AND</strong> HUMAN RIGHTS11
<strong>WORK</strong>ING IN AN INTERNATIONAL LEGALENVIRONMENTFOR WHO?•European students who would like to pursue an international legal career.•Students who are going to work for the legal departments of national organizations orcompanies with international ties, governmental bodies or local governments.PERIOD: The fall semester of 2012EC: 30 European Credits (EC)ENTRANCE REQUITEMENTS:•The student should at least have passed exams in theoretical legal subjects of 30 EC.•Ad<strong>van</strong>ced level of English, high school level is sufficient.HOW TO APPLY?•Send an application form before 1 June 2012 to internationalSSWL@hva.nl•MORE INFORMATION: download the programme guideSchool of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-2013 12
SCHEDULE MINOR <strong>WORK</strong>ING IN ANINTERNATIONAL LEGAL ENVIRONMENTIntegrationlineTheory lineSkills lineBlock 1 of fall semesterMoot Court I: European Court ofHuman Rights - 3ECIntroduction to International Law(<strong>Amsterdam</strong> and Geneva) - 1ECHuman Rights and InternationalCriminal Law - 3ECComparative law - 4ECLegal English - 2ECNegotiation Skills and CulturalAwareness - 2ECBlock 2 of fall semesterMoot Court II: European Court ofJustice - 3ECEuropean Law - 5ECInternational Aspects of Civil Law- 3ECResearch - 4ECCounselling Study counselling Study counsellingSchool of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-2013 13
<strong>SOCIAL</strong> <strong>WORK</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>LAW</strong>: CIVIL SOCIETY<strong>AND</strong> HUMAN RIGHTSThis minor confronts students with processes and developments of the civil society, state,market and their interdependency. Civil society refers to the arena of collective actionaround shared interests, purposes, values and laws. In theory, its institutional forms aredistinct from those of the state family and market. In practice though, the boundariesbetween state, civil society, family and market are often complex, blurred and negotiated.ENTRANCE REQUITEMENTS:•only students in their final year of study can participate•students need to speak, write and read in English at an ad<strong>van</strong>ced level•to enroll in this programme you have to write a letter of application and answer somequestions concerning an article we will send youHOW TO APPLY?•Send an email to internationalSSWL@hva.nlMORE INFORMATION•download the programme guideSchool of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-2013 14
SUBJECTS MINOR <strong>SOCIAL</strong> <strong>WORK</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>LAW</strong>:CIVIL SOCIETY <strong>AND</strong> HUMAN RIGHTSsubject teacher ECPhilosophy of Law Pauline Kamphorst 3Human Rights Sophie Polderman 3Mediation Jessica Raven 3Empowerment Tekla Hulscher 3Community development Carla <strong>van</strong> den Heuvel 3What works for social work Harriët Steffens 3<strong>Amsterdam</strong> and I Peter Witte 3Research 9School of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-2013 15
INTERNSHIPSThere are limited possibilities for an internship placement if you don'tspeak Dutch. However, it is always possible to do a comparativeassignment. This external assignment is especially designed forinternational students in order to offer them the possibility to get intocontact with the social work practice in the region of <strong>Amsterdam</strong>.School of Social Work and Law: Exchange programmes guide 2012-2013 16
CONTACT<strong>SCHOOL</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>SOCIAL</strong> <strong>WORK</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>LAW</strong>INTERNATIONAL <strong>OF</strong>FICESocial Work coursesTel.: +31 20 548 8212Fax.: +31 20 548 8289Contact: B. (Benita) PanizointernationalSSWL@hva.nlLaw coursesTel.: +31 20 595 2825Fax.: +31 20 595 2820Contact: I. (Imane) AzzouzinternationalSSWL@hva.nlPostal addressP.O.Box 1025, 1000 BA <strong>Amsterdam</strong>, The Netherlands17
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