Module 2: Law, Policy and Best Practice (approx 4 Hours)
Preparation for Module 2: (1 hour)
Dominelli, L. (2020) ‘A green social work perspective on social work in the times of Covid-19’, International Journal of Social Welfare.
Consider while reading:
What challenges did social workers face during the Covid-19 pandemic?
What are some of the ways that social workers overcame these challenges?
How do wider contexts shape social work during disasters?
Learning goals for module 2:
Following this module you should be able to:
- Explain legislation, policy and procedures that are pertinent to the context.
- Promote the importance of the social work role in and advocate for the highest quality social work services for people before, during and after a disaster.
- Reflect on the wider contexts, causes and implications of a disaster.
Full details on the learning goals on which this, and other modules in this series, are based, can be found here.
We have also provided a glossary to help with the terms used throughout the training.