It also seeks to strengthen students’ linguistic and cultural identity and instill a love for the Arabic language as a tool for thinking, creativity, and effective communication.

It also seeks to enhance the student’s ability to understand English texts and communicate effectively using correct and clear language in academic and professional contexts.

The course also focuses on enhancing capabilities in digital research, electronic communication, and securing digital information in the modern work environment, as well as using computers and core office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) efficiently.

The student will learn about the nature of small enterprises, the characteristics of freelance work, and the success factors in entrepreneurial ventures, including planning, idea development, and selecting the appropriate business model. The course also includes preparing a comprehensive business plan covering marketing, pricing, and digital promotion, and equips the student with the fundamentals of financial management, cost estimation, and financing methods.

This course also provides students with an opportunity to learn about digital transformation tools, e-commerce, freelance work, and the applications of artificial intelligence in entrepreneurship, aiming to enhance the student’s readiness for the modern job market.

The course also involves discussing some contemporary issues (Islam and women, globalization, human rights, and contemporary jurisprudential matters).

The course delves in detail into intellectual disability and how to address the specific educational needs of students with intellectual disabilities, in addition to studying learning difficulties and how to develop educational strategies to help them improve their academic performance. The course also discusses sensory disabilities such as hearing and visual impairments, and places special emphasis on behavioral and communication disorders that some students may experience, such as communication disorders and behavioral disorders that require specific educational approaches.

Furthermore, the course addresses the topic of giftedness and excellence within the framework of special education, and explores how to meet the needs of gifted and talented students through appropriate educational strategies.

The course also involves introducing the basic concepts in psychology (the nature of psychology, its history, its objectives, its fields, and research methods in psychology).

Additionally, this course covers introducing students to the concept of professional ethics and professional conduct in applying the professional practice that a social worker must adhere to.

The course covers various rehabilitation programs and methods designed to empower individuals with disabilities to live independently and integrate into society. It also addresses modern trends in the field of rehabilitation, including strategies for advancing social care and rehabilitation in the Arab and Islamic world, and highlights the importance of teamwork through a specialized team in preparing and implementing an individual rehabilitation plan. Additionally, the course includes a case study in special education as a practical example to understand how to deal with specific cases and provide effective solutions.

This course serves as a fundamental introduction for students in related disciplines within the fields of rehabilitation and special education, enabling them to develop a comprehensive and integrated understanding of how to provide support and care for individuals with disabilities, ensuring they achieve the highest level of independence and social integration.

The course also focuses on clarifying the nature of rehabilitation and the different approaches to it, emphasizing the concept of comprehensive rehabilitation (medical, economic, vocational, educational, social, psychological) for persons with disabilities. It highlights the role of the social worker in achieving comprehensive rehabilitation for persons with disabilities, in cooperation with the individual, their family, and other professions (such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, physical therapy, occupational analysis and vocational guidance professions, play therapy, and vocational training).

The course focuses on understanding disability and the challenges faced by individuals from a holistic perspective that takes into account medical, psychological, social, vocational, and educational aspects. It also highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in providing comprehensive and effective rehabilitation services.

The course covers the theoretical foundations of scientific research and its various stages, starting from problem identification and hypothesis formulation, through designing data collection tools and analysis, to writing the final research report.

It also focuses on developing students’ scientific attitudes, enhancing their critical thinking abilities, and analyzing phenomena in a systematic and objective manner.

The course also focuses on equipping students with the most important educational methods required to train individuals with special needs across all categories in performing daily life functions. Students will acquire the fundamental skills for developing an individual rehabilitation program, including needs assessment, setting objectives for the individual rehabilitation program, as well as the key features of such a program. Additionally, the course covers the essential considerations to be observed when working with individuals with special needs and their families during the development of a comprehensive rehabilitation plan.

Students will explore major social counseling theories such as Logotherapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy, and Role Theory. They will also learn problem-solving techniques and their application within social counseling contexts. The course further addresses methods of information gathering in social counseling cases, including interviews, observation, case studies, conferences, questionnaires, and assessments, while training students in the necessary skills to effectively utilize these tools.

Additionally, the course covers diverse fields of social counseling such as child counseling, elderly counseling, family and marital counseling, school educational guidance, and counseling for people with special needs. It enhances students’ ability to design and implement social counseling programs by studying program development foundations, philosophies, characteristics, as well as implementation challenges.

Through this course, students will be able to prepare comprehensive and effective social counseling programs and gain a deep understanding of practical applications in this field, thereby strengthening their professional skills as social counselors capable of addressing a variety of cases and individuals.

Students will undertake training in centers for persons with disabilities in general, as well as in specific rehabilitation centers such as those for juvenile drug rehabilitation, elderly care, and special education schools. A total of 100 training hours are required for this component.

The Community-Based Rehabilitation Capstone Project course represents the culmination of studies within the major. It aims to apply the knowledge and skills acquired by the student throughout the academic program to address a specific issue or problem relevant to the field of community-based rehabilitation. This course provides the student with an opportunity to engage in independent research or in-depth applied work under the supervision of a specialized faculty member.

The course encourages students to identify topics that spark their interest and align with the priorities and needs of the local community in the realm of rehabilitation. The project may involve in-depth theoretical research on a specific concept or issue, an applied study addressing a real-world challenge faced by a particular group of individuals or institutions working in rehabilitation, or the development and evaluation of an innovative community program or initiative.