The network’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. KCO’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.
One subject of the Academy, with its fields, courses and communities of practice.
Social work and safeguarding
Supporting people through hardship and protecting children and adults at risk, including survivors of violence.
- Status
- Open
- Fields
- 4
- Courses
- 1
- Faculty
- Faculty of Economic and Social Development
Before you begin The Kurdish Cooperation Organization is a federation of communities that learn from one another. It is not a university, claims no public authority and serves no government, party or faith body.
A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit. are written and reviewed by peers. A course plan with outcomes, modules and assessment, written before the lessons and reviewed before teaching starts. are A text awaiting review; it can change before it is used. until expert review.
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Sources
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01Fields
The A narrower topic within a discipline. this discipline covers.
- Safeguarding children and adults
- Case work and referral
- Community social work
- Gender-based violence response
02Classification
Where the discipline sits in the international lists of fields.
| Scheme | Code | Steward |
|---|---|---|
| OECD Fields of Research and Development (FORD), Frascati Manual 2015, Table 2.2 | 5.4 | OECD |
| ISCED Fields of Education and Training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013) | 0923 | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
03Courses
Proposed 1
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Safeguarding for community programmes
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
04Communities of practice
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Community of practice: Health, Protection and Humanitarian Coordination
A A proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides. A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, standards and toolkits; the charter calls it a Standards area. on safeguarding, referral standards and humanitarian guidance.
Proposed
05Contribute to this field
Experts of every background teach, review and advance the field.
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Course author
Write or revise a course of this field, from its outline to its lessons.
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Expert reviewer
Review outlines, lessons and assessments in your field before teaching starts.
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Translator
Translate courses and pages of this field into the languages of the community.
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Steward
Keep the field’s map of courses, sources and Anyone who writes, reviews, translates or teaches here, from any background, named only with consent. current.
06Related service subsites
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Development
Social programmes, livelihoods and disaster preparedness for Kurdish communities.
07More in this department
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Social policy
How welfare, housing and pensions work for families split between countries.
0 courses4 fields
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Community development
People organising for shared needs: A charter unit chartered by a Chapter to organise lawful local cooperation in a city, campus or professional network., newcomer support and youth programmes.
0 courses5 fields
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Families, ageing and generations
Families spread across borders and generations, and the care of elders far from their children.
2 courses4 fields
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Disability and inclusion
Removing the barriers that keep disabled people out, including people injured in conflict.
0 courses3 fields
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@misc{kco2026_learn_disciplines_social_work, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Social work and safeguarding}, url = {https://kurds.global/learn/disciplines/social-work/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/learn/disciplines/social-work/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - The Kurdish Cooperation Organization DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - kco2026_learn_discip N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Social work and safeguarding UR - https://kurds.global/learn/disciplines/social-work/ ER -