Digital Technologies in Human Services - Micro-credential
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-02-01 | - |
Program Overview
This micro-credential program aims to enhance digital skills for professionals in human services, such as social work and social care. It explores the use of digital technologies in these fields, assessing their benefits and challenges. The program also examines the policy context and drivers of digital technology use in human services, considering the unique characteristics of these organizations. The next intake is in February 2022, with a closing date for applications on January 7th, 2022.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The micro-credential is designed to meet the digital skill needs of professionals working in human services such as social work and social care work and those who manage such services. Firstly, it aims to increase learners’ awareness of the use of digital technologies in human services and then to increase their ability to assess the benefits and challenges of implementing technology in human service work. Learners will develop practice skills through the evaluation of technology’s impact on professional practice e.g. reach and social presence, privacy, boundaries, risk and relationship management. The use of digital technologies in the provision of human services such as social work, health and education has gained momentum following the ‘pivot’ in response to Covid-19. Supported by a European and national policy agenda driving digital transformation, human services are increasingly delivered and managed partly or wholly using such technologies. Service provision and user communication frequently draws on technologies such as video conferencing and social media. The organisations which provide human services display distinctive features such as co-production with service users and they operate in complex contexts subject to statutory regulation and political influence.
Other:
The micro-credential is a 60-place program with the next intake in February 2022. The course director is Dr Julie Byrne. The closing date for applications is January 7th, 2022.
