Course in occupational risk prevention for the social worker (university degree + 4 ECTS credits)

With the course in occupational risk prevention for the social worker you will know the actions and measures that aim to prevent, minimize or eliminate the risks that are present in jobs related to work and social intervention, and that can affect the safety of workers in the sector. Current regulations on PRL implies that both entrepreneurs and workers have training and general competences on it, even if this is not their main mission in the organization. This course develops the set of basic knowledge in PRL for the performance of social work in adequate conditions, from the point of view of occupational health and health.

- Understand the basic foundations for occupational risk prevention management. - Knowing how to identify and evaluate potential risks and damage to the health of workers in work environments. - Manage the necessary resources for the elaboration of intervention programs that improve working conditions. - Interpret the results of PRL management programs in health environments. - Develop skills to guarantee an adequate level of social workers' safety protection.

Professional exits of this course in occupational risk prevention for the social worker are oriented towards the management of occupational health and safety units in social work related environments, social intervention, with interaction with communities, families and individuals, with educational communities, in psychopedagogical interventions, etc.

This course in occupational risk prevention for the social worker prepares you for the acquisition of basic training skills and skills that must be developed in occupational safety and health, in the position of social worker, according to the recommendations regarding the main organizations related to the prevention of occupational hazards, such as ILO or the INST.

This course in occupational risk prevention for the social worker is aimed at the group of workers related to the work sector and social intervention, and who either want to guide their professional career to the field of occupational safety and health, or only want to expand their knowledge in this area.

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Infant Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Professional Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master and PhD). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at acquiring certain skills, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, being able to be barely as merit in workbags and/or opposition competitions, always within the complementary training section and/or continuous training being always essential to review the specific requirements of the public labor stock of the public labor stock market.