DECISION MAKING, THINKING CLEARLY AND REFLECTIVE INSIGHT

SWP5DTR

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students focus on knowledge and skills for effective decision-making in relation to safety, development and stability for vulnerable children. The role of collaboration with, and transparency for, key stakeholders in decision-making where the child is at risk of harm is emphasised. Evidence driven practice in reaching decisions, decision-making models from contemporary research and evaluating outcomes are emphasised. At completion, participants should be able to identify and examine core assumptions that impact on themselves, and others, in decision-making processes and have an improved ability for critical enquiry in relation to child welfare decision-making, especially around vulnerability and risk.

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	Child protection assessment following serious injuries to infants: fine judgements	Recommended	Peter Dale, Richard Green and Ron Fellows	JOHN WILEY, 2005
Readings	Child welfare research: advances for practice and policy	Recommended	Duncan Lindsey and Aron Shlonsky	OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2008
Readings	Effective child protection	Recommended	Eileen Munro	LOS ANGELES; LONDON: SAGE 2008

Other Site, 2014, Week 18-23, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lynne McPherson

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 6.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Teaching to be delivered in three 2-day blocks (six days in total)."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
One Group Class Presentation (contextual critique of enquiry, analysis & decision-making process)	equivalent to One 1,000-words	30
one 1,000-word essay (peer mentoring reflection or equivalent oral presentation		20
one 2,000-word essay (reflective audit trail) or equivalent oral presentation		50

Other Site, 2014, Week 41-49, Day