CAPABILITIES OF SOCIAL WORK IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK (EQF)
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Keywords:
social work;qualification; european qualification framework; study program; international comparison; skills; responsibility; artistry; personality traitsAbstract
Starting with an description of dimensions of professional capabilities in the
European qualification framework (EQF) two comparisons are made: (1) On
the basis of a international classification of objectives of study programs of
social workthese specific capabilities are related to the EQF. (2) The data of a
survey with practitioners of social work are used to develope an empirical
based model to link the EQF to capabilities relevant in practice. Conclusions
refer to suggestions for the designing study programs.
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