Social Work

What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?

In addition to the knowledge of social work as an academic discipline, students will also acquire basic knowledge in psychology, anthropology, sociology, economics, family law, labor and social security regulations, and health sciences applied to social work.

Where will I be able to work when I graduate?

As free professionals, in Third Sector entities or social service companies and in Public Administrations. 

Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2015-16.

The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

What subject areas will I address in this grade?

Social Work, Law, Psychology, Economics, Anthropology, Health Sciences. 

Recommended Income Profile

No restriction is placed other than that established by the applicable regulations, although as Social Work is a profession oriented and committed to making changes in society and in the individual forms of development within it, it would be desirable that the student of the Degree in Social Work is a person committed to the reality that surrounds him, analytical and reflective as well as efficient and creative. It should also be concerned with contributing to the integral development of the individual, to an increase in the quality of life and to the establishment of social conditions for participation and the construction of a fairer and more supportive human society.

Objectives 

The training of social workers must be a comprehensive training that addresses both disciplinary, competency and attitudinal contents that contribute to generating professionals who not only know how to do, but also know the environment in which they work and are capable of analyzing it critically. Accordingly, the objectives of the Degree in Social Work are, among others, the following:

• Work together with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to assess their needs and circumstances.
• Support people so that they are able to express their needs, points of view and circumstances.
• Act in the resolution of situations of vulnerability, conflict, crisis, deficiencies or difficulties with people.
• Show a critical understanding of how socio-structural imbalances, discrimination, oppression, social, political and economic injustices impact human relationships and generate situations of discomfort.
• Show knowledge of human behavior and the social environment with special emphasis on the person/environment relationship, development of the life course, interaction between biological, psychological, sociostructural and cultural factors in shaping human development and behavior.
• Know the general structure, organization, benefits of the general and specialized social services existing in the different Autonomous Communities and in the European sphere.
• Know the main trends in social policies, nationally and internationally, as well as their articulation.
• Show proficiency in the knowledge of group formation, programming techniques and instruments, group dynamics and group work techniques.
• Handle with ease the theoretical foundations and practical applications of the main theories on social work.
• Know the main strategies for conflict resolution through mediation.
• Know the basic foundations of information and communication technologies in application to social work.
• Promote social justice and sustainable development, defending and facilitating access.
• Reflect on the existing relationships between the exercise of social work, social policies and the organic contexts where their work is carried out.
• Promote respect for the personal dignity, value and uniqueness of all human beings. Appreciate, respect and value the growing social diversity (cultural, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation...) in our immediate environment.

Competences 

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

• CG1 Ability to develop teamwork and have skills in interpersonal relationships in the field of Social Work
• CG2 Know how to apply knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way in the field of Social Work
• CG3 Ability to formulate research hypotheses and to solve problems in the field of Social Work
• CG4 Capacity for organization and planning in the field of Social Work
• CG5 Ability to analyze, gather, compile and synthesize information and data in the field of Social Work
• CG6 Ability to reason critically and self-criticism in the field of Social Work
• CG7 Capacity for organization and planning Ability to adapt to new situations in the field of Social Work
• CG8 Ability to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to a public both specialized and non-specialized in the field of Social Work
• CG9 Information management capacity and use of ICT in the field of Social Work
• CG10 Develop skills to undertake further studies, both professional specialization and research in the field of Social Work
• CG11 Ability to communicate with the sufficiency and fluency necessary orally and in writing in a foreign language in the field of Social Work
• CG12 Ability to gather, assess and interpret information from various sources in the field of Social Work

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

• CE1 Ability to search together with people, families, groups, organizations and communities, taking into account their needs and circumstances, the options and resources with greater foundation
• CE2 Ability to identify preferred options and available resources to meet the needs of individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities
• CE3 Ability to define and guide an intervention strategy based on the assessment of existing needs
• CE4 Respond to crisis situations, assessing their urgency, planning and developing actions to deal with them and reviewing their results
• CE5 That students are capable of evaluating the results of actions carried out to respond to crisis situations.
• CE6 Ability to relate to people, families, groups, organizations and communities in order to promote their development and improve their living conditions through the use of social work methods and models, regularly monitoring the changes that are taking place. produced in order to prepare for the completion of the intervention.
• CE7 Ability to carry out regular monitoring of the methods and models of social work used, introducing the changes to be made and adopting the necessary decisions for their completion
• CE8 That students are able to prepare, implement and evaluate intervention plans with the client system
• CE9 That students have the ability to involve the people who are the recipients of the intervention plans with the client system so that their revision is adapted to their needs and circumstances
• CE10 Students are able to create and develop support networks to deal with situations of need
• CE11 That students have the ability to guide people about the support networks in which they can integrate
• CE12 That students have the ability to program and use group dynamics to promote the growth, development and autonomy of people
• CE13 That students are able to identify and evaluate the situations and circumstances that configure the behaviors that represent a risk for the client system, elaborating, if necessary, strategies to modify them
• CE14 That students are able to analyze and systematize the information provided by daily professional intervention as an instrument to review and improve their professional career
• CE15 That students are able to analyze and systematize the information provided by daily professional intervention to identify and respond to emerging social needs
• CE16 Use mediation as an intervention strategy aimed at alternative conflict resolution
• CE17 Design, apply and evaluate social intervention projects
• CE18 Prepare and participate in decision-making meetings in order to better defend the interests of individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities
• CE19 That students are able to identify and define risk situations for their subsequent resolution
• CE20 That students have the ability to manage resources, supervising their effective use and ensuring their quality
• CE21 That students are able to know the procedures to access social services
• CE22 That students are able to present, manage and share stories and social reports keeping them complete, faithful, accessible and updated as a guarantee in decision-making and professional assessments
• CE23 That students are able to intervene and participate effectively in systems, networks and interdisciplinary and "multi-organizational" teams with the purpose of collaborating in the establishment of goals, objectives and duration of the same
• CE24 That students know and know how to apply and develop the methods and techniques of management and direction of social entities
• CE25 That students are able to analyze, evaluate and use the best practices in social work as an instrument to review and update their own frameworks
• CE26 That students are able to manage conflicts, dilemmas and complex ethical problems, identifying them, designing strategies for overcoming them and reflecting on their results
• CE27 That students master the methodology used in the analysis of public policies and in the evaluation of the results obtained in the resolution of public problems
• CE28 That students are able to apply the best social work practices to the methodology and evaluation of public policies
• CE29 That students are able to master the foundations and principles that inspire the economy and the social welfare system
• CE30 That students are able to master the foundation and structure of social services
• CE31 That students know the fundamentals of the labor and social protection system
• CE32 That students are able to understand the fundamental role played by the social context in the etiology and evolution of any disease
• CE33 That students are able to apply marketing techniques to change habits of thought, attitudes and behaviors to improve the quality of life and well-being of society in general
• CE34 That students are able to understand the importance of reconciling growth and competitiveness with social development and environmental improvement
• CE35 That students know the different models of social action and intervention existing in the international arena
• CE36 That students master the fundamental aspects of health sciences, as well as their implications in health-disease processes from a biopsychosocial perspective
• CE37 Command of the foundations and basic principles of sociology
• CE38 Command of the foundations and basic principles of social psychology
• CE39 That students master the elements of employment policies necessary for the design of a socio-labour insertion itinerary
• CE40 That students know the fundamentals of personal and family law
• CE41 That students know and know how to apply the main indicators to determine situations of poverty and social exclusion
• CE42 Master the main theories and the main research techniques of Social and Cultural Anthropology.
• CE43 That students dominate the system of international protection of human rights.
• CE44 That students know how to identify, prevent and evaluate the main educational needs and their adaptation to the Spanish educational model
• CE45 That students know how to identify the causes of immigration, its relationship with social exclusion and intervention strategies
• CE46 That students master the main techniques of forensic social work

Minimum stay requirements 

• The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
• In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
• Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
• Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.

For more information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits by type of enrollment and course

Full-time students:

Part-time students:

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the Commission

Results report

Once the follow-up of the Degree has been carried out, the most relevant quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is displayed, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

• 2022/2023
• 2021/2022
• 2020/2021
• 2019/2020
• 2018/2019
• 2017/2018
• 2016/2017
• 2015/2016

General information collection plan

• Indicators 2015/16
• Indicators 2016/17
• Indicators 2017/18
• Indicators 2018/19
• Indicators 2019/20
• Indicators 2020/21
• Indicators 2021/22
• Indicators 2022/23

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

• Improvement actions 2020 / 2021 
• Improvement actions 2019 / 2020 
• Improvement actions 2018 / 2019 

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”

• Final Report Accreditation Renewal 2022
• Improvement plan 2022

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