COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE, DECISION MAKING AND BEST INTEREST
SWP5CPD
2017
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.
School: School of Allied Health
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 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. On successful completion of this unit, participants should be able to demonstrate their capacity for critical understanding of self and others in relation to analytic enquiry and decision making.
- Activities:
- On line activities, face to face workshops and EBL group work
02. On successful completion of this unit participants should be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of critical enquiry, analytical processing and ethical decision-making and an ability to incorporate this into reflective practice.
- Activities:
- On line activities, face to face workshops and EBL group work
03. On successful completion of this unit participants should be more confident in practising collaboratively with key stakeholders including professionals, carers, children and their families and processing critical information to make holistic, ethical and defensible choices in relation to the children#s best interests.
- Activities:
- On line activities, face to face workshops and EBL group work
04. On successful completion of this unit participants should be more confident role models; they should be able to assist less experienced practitioners and others with critical enquiry and effective decision making.
- Activities:
- On line activities, face to face workshops and EBL group work
Other Site, 2017, Semester 2, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
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 | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| individual participation in on-line discussion board | 20 | ||
| one 1,500 word individual essay | 50 | ||
| one 2,500 word team project | 30 |