COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE, DECISION MAKING AND BEST INTEREST

SWP5CPD

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject is designed to enable participants to implement the Best Interests case practice model through facilitating the integration of theory, practice and active implementation and apply in all areas.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Lynne McPherson

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Effective child protection, ch 7	Prescribed	Munro, E 2008	2ND EDN, SAGE, LOS ANGELES.
Readings	Good practice in child protection, ch 8, 9	Prescribed	Tilbury, C, Osmond, J, Wilson, S, Clark, J 2007	PEARSON, EDUCATION AUSTRALIA.
Readings	Participation and child protection: the importance of context, pp 897-914	Prescribed	Healy, K 1998	BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK, VOL 28

Other Site, 2014, Week 10-16, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lynne McPherson

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block teaching mode of five 6-hour sessions."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
individual participation in on-line discussion board		20
one 1,500 word individual essay		50
one 2,500 word team project		30

Other Site, 2014, Week 31-37, Day