Social Work

Social Work

QUALIFICATION

  • First Stage of Higher Education - Bachelor in the area of Services
  • Second Stage of Higher Education - Bachelor in the area of Services
  • First Stage of Higher Short Education - Bachelor in the area of Services

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

1. demonstrate the ability to distinguish and explain the basic concepts, ideas, theories, objects, subjects, functions and mechanisms of social impact on the client in various areas of social work; interpret and creatively use in professional activities the basic concepts, ideas of social work in working with people in difficult situations;
2. determine the strategy of self-development, manage social information on the basis of various models of scientific knowledge, including the teachings of al-Farabi, form an anti-corruption culture, entrepreneurial skills, rational nature management, and ensuring human life safety
3. apply the methods and technologies that form the basis of social work with clients, identify the features of their application in various professional situations;
4. evaluate the characteristics of a particular case in working with a client, the data obtained during the research of the problem, taking into account the sociological, psychological, economic, legal components;
5. conduct mediation, socio-preventive, consulting and socio-psychological activities on the problems of socialization, habilitation and rehabilitation of persons who have fallen into a difficult life situation;
6. coordinate the actions of specialists and services in order to solve psychological, interpersonal, social problems of the client and his environment.
7. expand the client's ability to independently provide for his basic life needs, by mobilizing his own strengths, physical, mental and social resources;
8. monitoring and control the quality of provision special social services, social security and social assistance measures based on the achievements of modern qualimetry and standardization;
9. develop programs for social interaction with the client through the social advertising and other influencing means
10. participate in social projects using prediction methods, designing and modeling processes and phenomena in the field of social work, expert evaluation of social projects;
11. analyze and maintain the necessary documentation and document management in the divisions of organizations that implement social protection measures for citizens;
12. demonstrate the ability to independently choose methods and means to implement social tasks.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Social Work
Speciality Code
6B11401
Faculty
Philosophy and Political Science

disciplines

Culturology
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim of discipline is to form a bachelor's understanding of the specifics of the development of national culture in the context of world culture and civilization, need to preserve the cultural code of the Kazakh people, ability to pursue in independent professional activity a strategy of preserving the cultural heritage.

Economic Bases of Social Work
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Knowledge in the field of social work economics, skills for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of the provision of social services. Understanding the essence and content of economic and social policy. The study of the nature and specifics of the functioning of social work organizations as economic entities.

Ethical foundations of social work
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The training course forms theoretical and methodological basis of knowledge about ethical component of social work. The discipline is aimed at studying relationship of specifics of the profession of social work with system of moral norms; the system of moral norms of behavior of a person of a professional group.

Foreign Language
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form the improvement of knowledge of foreign language communicative competence. The main methods of speech skills and foreign language communication skills are considered as a basis for the development of communicative competence; implementation of acquired speech skills in the process of searching, selecting and using material in English.

Human behavior and social environment
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of the ability to identify theories that explain human behavior in a social environment. Formation of a theoretical and methodological basis for understanding a person, the environment, the constant mutual influence on each other throughout the life cycle, the range of social systems in which people live.

Information and Communication Technologies
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - During the study of the discipline, students will learn following aspects: ICT role in key sectors of development of society. Standards in the field of ICT. Introduction to computer systems. Architecture of computer systems. Software. Operating systems. Human-computer interaction. Database systems. Networks and telecommunications. Cyber safety. Internet technologies.

Kazakh (Russian) Language
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description -

Legal Provision of Social Work
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The use of normative legal acts for the provision of social services, social security, and social assistance measures. Understanding of the main regulatory legal documents that provide a set of measures for legal regulation of social work. Study of legal tools for providing social protection to individuals and social groups.

Methods and Technologies of Social Work
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of the ability to identify and solve social problems of groups and individuals; understanding the essence of the practice of social work, its methodological foundations, and technological model. The discipline is aimed at studying the features of social work technologies as a special type of social activity

Module of socio-political knowledge (Culture)
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - RK1+RK2 (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

Module of socio-political knowledge (Political science)
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - RK1+RK2 (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

Module of socio-political knowledge (Psychology)
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - RK1+RK2 (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

Module of socio-political knowledge (Sociology)
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - RK1+RK2 (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

Module of socio-political knowledge (Sociology/ Political science/ Culture/ Psychology)
  • Number of credits - 8
  • Type of control - RK + Exam (100)
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: to develop the ability to explain and interpret subject knowledge in all fields of science, shaping of the discipline. Sociology and sociological perspectives, social structure, form of policy, organizational structure, institutions, the legal and organizational rules, content, purpose, value, policy, concept and essence of culture, semiotics of culture, psychology of personality, psychology of interpersonal communication will be studied.

Organization, Management and Administration in Social Work
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Understanding the formation and development of scientific management; various approaches to management; organization as a social system; communication process and management decision. Study of management in social work; management methods; office work in social institutions in other areas for subsequent changes in the social environment, conducting innovative activities

Philosophy
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form a systematic understanding of philosophy and its main problems and methods in the context of future professional activities. The main content of ontology and metaphysics is considered in the context of the historical development of philosophy; the importance of key worldview concepts in the modern world.

Physical Training
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - РК(с оценкой)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation of social and personal competencies of students, ensuring the targeted use of the appropriate means of physical culture and sports for preservation, preparation for professional activities. As a result of studying the discipline, the graduate should know the role of physical culture in human development.

Political Science
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The academic discipline “Political science” forms knowledge of the laws and laws of world politics and modern political processes, explaining the essence and content of the policy of national states, on the basis of ensuring national security and the realization of national interests.

Psychology
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of studying the discipline is to provide scientifically grounded training of highly qualified specialists on the basis of studying the fundamental concepts of psychology management, creating the necessary prerequisites for theoretical understanding and practical application of the most important management problems related to the process of professional development.

Social policy, social security and the profession of a social worker
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - To familiarize students with the content of future professional activity, with social policy, the system of state social security for vulnerable categories of the population. Obtaining systematic knowledge, ideas about the essence of social policy implementation. Basis of the fundamentals of professional activity of a social worker is being formed.

Social Work in the Health Care System
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - To form the ability to provide medical and social assistance to the population.Understanding the role of social work in the healthcare system. Study of the main characteristics of medical and social work in health care institutions, legal and economic foundations of social work in this structure

Social work with adults and the elderly
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of ideas about social work with the elderly, competencies for effective professional activity with this category of the population, specifics of the choice of technologies in accordance with the model of theory and practice of social work with the elderly.

Social Work With Youth
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of the basics of understanding the problems of young people; skills and abilities of analysis and evaluation of modern social work practices. The discipline is aimed at studying the characteristics of the foundations, structure and forms of state youth policy and social work with young people.

Social work: history, theories and approaches
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of students' knowledge about main stages, forms, models of formation of social work. Formation of ideas about main theories in social work, knowledge about existing approaches in social work. Course is aimed at obtaining knowledge and ideas of theoretical constructs of social work, institutionalization of practice of social work.

Sociology
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The course presents general questions of theory and history of sociology, methodology and methods of sociological research, special sociological theories. This course is aimed at shaping the sociological imagination of students, basic ideas about the subject and methods of sociological research, topical problems and sociology branches.

Standards and Monitoring of Social Services
  • Number of credits - 9
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - To master the theoretical, methodological basis of research, measurement, quantitative assessment of the quality and standardization of social services. Develops the ability to assess and control the quality of social services, social security and social assistance measures based on the achievements of modern qualimetry and standardization.

The practice of research in social work 1
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The training course forms the skills of conducting social research, the main ways of preparing and implementing research activities. The discipline is aimed at studying the basic concepts, principles of organization, and conducting social research.

The practice of research in social work 2
  • Number of credits - 6
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability to apply key methods and concepts in the practice of social work. Study of the specifics of research and the use of quantitative and qualitative research methods in the research practice of social work

Нistory of Kazakhstan
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [РК1+MT+РК2+ ГЭК] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to give objective knowledge about the main stages in the development of the history of Kazakhstan from ancient times to the present. Expected learning outcomes: 1) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main stages in the development of the history of Kazakhstan; 2) to correlate the phenomena and events of the historical past with the general paradigm of the world-historical development of human society through critical analysis; 3) to possess the skills of analytical and axiological analysis in the study of historical processes and phenomena of modern Kazakhstan; 4) be able to objectively and comprehensively comprehend the immanent features of the modern Kazakh model of development; 5) Systematize and give a critical assessment of historical phenomena and processes in the history of Kazakhstan. During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects: Ancient people and the formation of a nomadic civilization, Turkic civilization and the Great Steppe, Kazakhstan in modern times (XVIII - early XX centuries), Kazakhstan as part of the Soviet administrative-command system, Kazakhstan in the world community (1991-2022).

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Abais Teaching
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to form in future specialists the ability to self-knowledge, the use of Abai's doctrine as the basis of spirituality and intellectuality of modern Kazakhstan, the application of their professional knowledge, understanding and abilities through the prism of humanism and education in order to strengthen the unity of the country and civil solidarity of society.The following will be studied: the concept of the teachings of Abai; sources of teaching; components of Abai's doctrine; categories of Abai's doctrine; measuring instruments of the teachings of Abai; the essence and meaning of Abai’s doctrine.

Al-Farabi and Modernity
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Aim of the discipline: to form students' ideas about the scientific and philosophical heritage of the great Turkic thinker Abu Nasr al-Farabi in developing the world and national culture. Learning outcomes: explain the main philosophical contents al-Farabi's heritage and his influence on the formation of Turkic philosophy; influence European Renaissance.

Case management in social work
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the course is to develop the skills of future specialists in social work to use the case management model in social work.The concept of case management as a process of combining assessment, planning, assistance, and support in obtaining services for various categories of the population.

Child and woman abuse: evaluation and intervention
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Develop knowledge about various forms of child and female abuse, risk factors, and protection.Understanding the analysis of available rehabilitation services for children and women affected by discrimination. The study of various systems and the evaluation of the practice methods of social worker intervention when working with the client.

Conflictology in Social Work
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of the ability to describe and evaluate theories and basic concepts of conflict-related trends in social work.Understanding methods of intervention in conflict resolution. Study: traditional, modern theories, conflict resolution framework, analysis, description of methods used to resolve conflict situations, development of a plan for its elimination

Demography in social work
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of skills of the system of collecting information about the population, about the main sources of demographic data, basic tools of demographic analysis. The discipline is aimed at studying the significance of demographic indicators in the context of social activity.

Ecology and Human Life Safety
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to form a number of key competencies based on modern environmental management concepts that implement the principles of harmonious optimization of the conditions for human interaction with nature, including in the process of tourist and recreational activities.The following will be studied: the principles of sustainable development, conservation and reproduction of natural resources to ensure the safety of human life, methods for assessing and minimizing risks, protecting against dangers, including during travel, measures to eliminate the consequences of accidents, anthropogenic disasters, natural disasters, environmental protection and rational environmental management.

Entrepreneurship
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose: to form basic knowledge in the field of theory and practice of creating your own business, necessary for the formation of: an economic way of thinking. The internal and external environment of business entrepreneurship are considered; state regulation and the role of the state for the business environment

Family and social problems
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Application of assessment methods, interventions to work with different families. Understanding the models of interaction of social work with families.To study the identification and analysis of the conceptual framework, intervention methods, and empirical support for the main innovative models of family therapy in social work practice

Fundamentals of supervision in social work
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - An idea of the essence, specifics, forms, and principles of supervision in social work. To study the specifics of supervision in helping professions, self-supervision, and methods of predictive assessment of the degree of destabilizing influence of professional and personal deformities of a specialist on the quality of service provision.

Gender problems in social work
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of ideas about various interdepartmental approaches to work with gender issues, the role of social factors in gender issues of social work practice. Understanding, integration, and critical analysis of gender issues in the practice of social work.

Inclusive education in Kazakhstan
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The ability to apply the methods and techniques of the inclusive educational process to children with special needs in educational institutions. Study of the analysis of the specifics of socialization of people with disabilities in the educational environment

Integration of children and adolescents with disabilities
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Developing the ability to identify different categories of children and adolescents with special needs, apply appropriate assessment procedures, current practices, and the role of social workers in different settings for these children and adolescents.Study of methods of social work with children with disabilities

Legal Bases of Corruption Control
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The goal of the discipline is to form a responsible attitude and the ability to demonstrate in practice the application of the principles and norms of anti-corruption legislation in order to prevent corruption offenses, to form intolerance towards corruption, an anti-corruption culture in everyday life and at the workplace, civil liability. The following will be studied: anti-corruption legislation, the system and activities of anti-corruption subjects, causes and conditions conducive to corruption, anti-corruption policy, international experience in combating corruption.

Scientific Research Methods
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Objective - to develop skills in cognitive activity in the field of science. To use methods of scientific research for understanding and assimilating information. To be able to describe the object of research. To master methods of search, processing of scientific information, systematization, analysis, synthesis to obtain an objective content of scientific knowledge. To apply analytical and practical research methods and argumentation systems for justification, assertion, evaluation.

Social crises and disasters
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of the ability of relationships in the system "man-nature-society", familiarization with the basics of the organization and functioning of socio-natural systems, the principles of interaction between man and society. Formation of a theoretical and methodological basis for understanding skills and actions in the event of social emergencies

Social work and digital society: practices and technologies
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form ideas about use of digital methods in practice of social work. Forms a theoretical and methodological basis for practical use of the latest digital technologies in forecasting social processes, in management of labor, employment, social protection, technologies used in the social sphere.

Social Work in A Rural Space
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Developing the ability to describe and evaluate approaches, specific issues, and methods relevant to social work in rural areas. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis for understanding the nature and specifics of social work in rural areas.

Social work in specialized institutions
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of the ability to describe and evaluate social work in various specialized institutions. Understanding the specifics of the implementation of various forms, methods, and technologies of social work in accordance with the specifics of professional activity in various institutions.

Social Work Statistics
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Introduction to the main statistical research methods in social work. Conducting research to obtain reliable and objective data on social objects, phenomena and processes. Study of the theoretical foundations of social statistics, ideas about the sociological aspect of research methods in social work

Social work with at-risk groups
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Application of knowledge when working in risk groups. Formation of an understanding of the specifics of social problems, methods of their research; mastering the basic principles and technologies of social work necessary for successful educational and professional activities, development of skills of social work with risk groups.

Technologies for prevention, correction and rehabilitation
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of the ability to apply the technology of prevention, correction and rehabilitation of clients in social work. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis for understanding and analyzing the principles of effective intervention and unique results in the application of various systems of prevention, correction and rehabilitation.

Technology of assistance and self-help in social work
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of knowledge about the theories, approaches and methods of modern trends in social assistance. Understanding the specifics of the fundamental values of social work and ethics, skills and knowledge applicable to social assistance; the specifics of self-help provided by the client of social work.

Urban development and urban social movements
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The formation of the ability to assess and describe the main sources and doctrines in the development of cities and social movements. The discipline focuses on the study of urban development in relation to politics, a sense of justice, family life, the treatment of nature in society, and social movements

Data for 2021-2024 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pre-diploma
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Aim of the pre-diploma practice: deepening and consolidation of theoretical knowledge gained in the process of learning, the selection and systematization of material for the thesis; writing a thesis; preliminary defense of the thesis. - determine the design features of detectors in low, medium and high energy physics; - organize nuclear physics measurements using nuclear radiation detectors in scientific research, as well as in medicine and other applied fields; - apply theoretical knowledge and research methods in the field of nuclear medicine to organize, establish and maintain the operation of nuclear-physical medical installations; - to distinguish the main types of target devices used for producing radioactive isotopes for nuclear medicine. During the study of the discipline students will learn following aspects:As a result of the pre-diploma internship, the student will be able to generate experimental, reference, and regulatory data on products or services needed to write a thesis.

Professional (educational) practice
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice is to form the ability to apply in the field in practice their knowledge and skills formed during the development of the discipline "Geodesy", as close as possible to the production conditions of land management. As a result of the internship the student will be able to: 1. use surveying tools; 2. make verification of theodolites, levels, total stations and their installation in the working position; 3. lay theodolite course; 4. make leveling; 5. perform total station survey; 6. to produce laboratory processing of field measurements; 7. make a plan, longitudinal and transverse profiles and other necessary drawings. The practice of geodesy refers to a cycle of training practices. During the practice, the following types of geodetic works will be done: verification of theodolites, levels, total stations and their installation in the working position: centering, horizonting; measurements by theodolite, level, total station; laying of the traverse along the boundary of land use and checking the admissibility of measurement errors; in excess of measurement errors, repeated measurements are made; leveling and checking the admissibility of measurement errors; surveying and manufacturing plan.

Professional (production) practice
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice is to form professional knowledge in the field of the chosen specialty, to consolidate the theoretical knowledge obtained in the disciplines of the directions and special disciplines of the program, to master the necessary professional competencies in the chosen direction of specialized training. The practice is designed to create conditions for the formation of practical competencies.

Professional Practice
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The goal is to consolidate theoretical knowledge, acquire practical skills, competencies and professional experience in the specialty. As a result, they acquire the following competencies: – the ability to search, critically analyze, summarize and systematize accounting information; formation of professional and work skills; – study of the specifics of accounting for enterprises, organizations and institutions of the relevant industry; – mastering the skills of accounting and financial reporting in accordance with IFRS; – mastering the technique of auditing financial statements in accordance with ISA.

Data for 2021-2024 years