Module 1
Starting your own LOCUS project
Where to start
This module brings you info on partnerships, potential benefits for the participants, and strategies on how to choose your neighbourhood.
Labs of Contextualized Urban Social Work
Training programs
Two training programs
Below you will find a list of our training modules. The modules are either aimed at social work professionals or educational professionals. Please use the filter on the left side to find the modules relevant for you.
The training program dedicated to educational professionals aims at instructing lecturers to establish a strong partnership with social work organisations, develop research skills with their students, and engage in ethnography in collaboration with citizens, social workers and students.
The training program dedicated to social workers aims at training social workers on how to facilitate social science research in their organisation in collaboration with Higher Educational Institutes, its students and citizens.
Module 2
How to prepare your students
for community work and field research
This module is about introducing your students to the field, ethical considerations surrounding fieldwork and about the LOCUS approach to student fieldwork
Module 3
How to do community meetings
from an eduational perspective
Learn all about community meetings; one of the most important elements of LOCUS. What are they, what is their purpose, who should you invite and what can students present?
Module 4
Building an international community
bringing students, lecturers and social professionals together
Learn how to facilitate international exchange between all participants in the project
Module 5
Field research and social work
its use and application
Learn why we think field research is important for social work practices and how you can set up a survey within your community.
Module 6
How to guide students in the field
from a social work perspective
Learn what community techniques you can use to get students and residents engaged with the neighbourhood in a different way than they would usually do.
Module 7
Community meetings
from a social work perspective
This module is on how to do ‘Community Meetings:’ the heart of the LOCUS project. How to engage residents in the project and what should the content of these meetings be.
Partners
