PHILIP SANDS
The course had three major strengths: first, the range of professional tools we took away; second, development of a contextual understanding of people's lives and the power structures that shaped them; and finally, self-development to enable us to cope with the personal pressures of the job and our reactions to emotional crises.
Some issues have changed 40 years on; there was no coverage of sexual abuse issues on the course. What is the next major challenge that will force people to society's edge?
Our first year covered subjects across the social sciences to give the language and understanding to describe the contextual background to the social work content. A wide range of interventional techniques were taught from psychodynamic models, through to community interventions and social policy. Professional practice was developed through a wide-ranging set of placements that were woven into course teaching.
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