PATHWAYS INTO C21 SOCIAL WORK
SWP5PSW
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject provides graduate entry students into the Master of Social Work with opportunities to utilise their prior learning and experience to: (i) identify and define the key social problems confronting today's social workers and the consequent social purpose and distinguishing functions of twenty-first century social work; (ii) develop an understanding and awareness of culturally competent practice through recognition of the experiences of 'difference' with particular reference to Indigenous Australians; (iii) understand diversity, particularly as this relates to the critical tradition's emphasis on marginalisation/exclusion; (iv) analyse the history and development of social work as a key profession in the pursuit of social justice.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Jennifer Lehmann
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
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 | Modern social work theory | Prescribed | Payne, M 2005 | 3RD EDN, MACMILLAN, LONDON. |
| Readings | Rethinking social work | Prescribed | Ife, J 1997 | LONGMAN, MELBOURNE. |
| Readings | Social work skill | Prescribed | Trevithick, P 2005 | OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS, MAIDENHEAD. |
| Readings | The road to social work and human service practice | Prescribed | Chenoweth, L, & McAuliffe, D 2005 | SOUTHBANK, VICTORIA. |
Albury-Wodonga, 2014, Week 07-11, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Virginia Mansel Lees
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 07 - 11
Four 6.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 07 to week 11 and delivered via blended.
"Students attend for 4-days over a 2-week period, plus online self-directed learning"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,600-word group assignment | Audit of knowledge, skills and experience developed with a small group. | 40 |
| one 1200-word individual assignment | Define and review the role and function of social work with respect to the social problem selected. | 30 |
| one individual poster | Individual poster preparation of an enquiry into current media portrayal and alternative constructions of a social problem | 30 |
Albury-Wodonga, 2014, Week 08-15, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Virginia Mansel Lees
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 08 - 15
Four 6.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 08 to week 15 and delivered via blended.
"Students attend for 4-days over a 2-week period, plus online self-directed learning"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,600-word group assignment | Audit of knowledge, skills and experience developed with a small group. | 40 |
| one 1200-word individual assignment | Define and review the role and function of social work with respect to the social problem selected. | 30 |
| one individual poster | Individual poster preparation of an enquiry into current media portrayal and alternative constructions of a social problem | 30 |
Bendigo, 2014, Week 07-11, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jennifer Lehmann
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 07 - 11
Four 6.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 07 to week 11 and delivered via blended.
"Students attend for 4-days over a 2-week period, plus online self-directed learning"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,600-word group assignment | Audit of knowledge, skills and experience developed with a small group. | 40 |
| one 1200-word individual assignment | Define and review the role and function of social work with respect to the social problem selected. | 30 |
| one individual poster | Individual poster preparation of an enquiry into current media portrayal and alternative constructions of a social problem | 30 |
Bendigo, 2014, Week 08-15, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jennifer Lehmann
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 08 - 15
Four 6.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 08 to week 15 and delivered via blended.
"Students attend for 4-days over a 2-week period, plus online self-directed learning"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,600-word group assignment | Audit of knowledge, skills and experience developed with a small group. | 40 |
| one 1200-word individual assignment | Define and review the role and function of social work with respect to the social problem selected. | 30 |
| one individual poster | Individual poster preparation of an enquiry into current media portrayal and alternative constructions of a social problem | 30 |
Melbourne, 2014, Week 07-11, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Maureen Long
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 07 - 11
Four 6.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 07 to week 11 and delivered via blended.
"Students attend for 4-days over a 2-week period, plus online self-directed learning"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,600-word group assignment | Audit of knowledge, skills and experience developed with a small group. | 40 |
| one 1200-word individual assignment | Define and review the role and function of social work with respect to the social problem selected. | 30 |
| one individual poster | Individual poster preparation of an enquiry into current media portrayal and alternative constructions of a social problem | 30 |
Melbourne, 2014, Week 08-15, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Maureen Long
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 08 - 15
Four 6.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 08 to week 15 and delivered via blended.
"Students attend for 4-days over a 2-week period, plus online self-directed learning"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,600-word group assignment | Audit of knowledge, skills and experience developed with a small group. | 40 |
| one 1200-word individual assignment | Define and review the role and function of social work with respect to the social problem selected. | 30 |
| one individual poster | Individual poster preparation of an enquiry into current media portrayal and alternative constructions of a social problem | 30 |
Mildura, 2014, Week 07-11, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jennifer Lehmann
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 07 - 11
Four 6.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 07 to week 11 and delivered via blended.
"Students attend for 4-days over a 2-week period, plus online self-directed learning"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,600-word group assignment | Audit of knowledge, skills and experience developed with a small group. | 40 |
| one 1200-word individual assignment | Define and review the role and function of social work with respect to the social problem selected. | 30 |
| one individual poster | Individual poster preparation of an enquiry into current media portrayal and alternative constructions of a social problem | 30 |
Mildura, 2014, Week 08-15, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jennifer Lehmann
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 08 - 15
Four 6.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 08 to week 15 and delivered via blended.
"Students attend for 4-days over a 2-week period, plus online self-directed learning"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,600-word group assignment | Audit of knowledge, skills and experience developed with a small group. | 40 |
| one 1200-word individual assignment | Define and review the role and function of social work with respect to the social problem selected. | 30 |
| one individual poster | Individual poster preparation of an enquiry into current media portrayal and alternative constructions of a social problem | 30 |