Certificate in Social Work & Community Development
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Course Features
Category: Department of Social Sciences
Prequisite: KCSE D Plain (D) and above or equivalent qualification.
Assessment: KNEC
Certificate: KNEC Certificate in Social Work & Community Development
Course Details
A Certificate in Social Work & Community Development will serve to prepare students for a career A Diploma in Social Work & Community Development and equip students with social work skills to engage with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being of the people. Graduates will be able to apply social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with various stakeholders in order to develop interventions that solve social and personal problems; and create social change.
Graduates will works in various sectors;
- Clinical social work
- Mental health social worker
- Social work administrator
- Child welfare
- Community Based Organizations
Course Content
Module I
- Social Development Theory and Practice
- Introduction to Community Development
- Essentials of Social Policy and Administration
- Project Development and Management
- Social Research Project
- Kiswahili
- ICT Application
- Life skills
- Communication Skills for Social Work
Module II
- Legal Aspects
- Sociology
- History and Government
- Community Health
- Human Growth and Development
- Entrepreneurship Education
- Administration and Management