FIELD EDUCATION A
SWP5FEA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 45
Subject outline
In this subject students are provided with experiential learning opportunities to further integrate theory with practice, to demonstrate appropriate professional relationships, and gain working knowledge of organisational contexts. Through this professionally supervised practice experience students will be provided with constructive feedback on their performance and will be challenged to critically self-reflect on their effectiveness. Students will have opportunities to further develop skills in basic interviewing, assessment and intervention processes required for practice along with skills in research and social policy. Professional competencies will be developed across seven key learning areas and will be assessed against the standard of competency at a beginning level with support.
School: School of Allied Health
Credit points: 45
Subject Co-ordinator: Natasha Long
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: SWP4LHE, SWP4APA, SWP4APB
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 | Fieldwork in the human services | Recommended | Cooper, L & Briggs L. eds | ALLEN & UNWIN, SYDNEY |
| Readings | Making the most of field placement | Recommended | Cleak, H and Wilson, J 2004 | THOMSON LEARNING, SOUTHBANK |
| Readings | Working in human service organsiations | Recommended | Jones, A and May, J 1999 | LONGMAN, MELBOURNE. |
| Readings | Working with human service organisations | Recommended | Gardner, F 2006 | OXFORD, SOUTH MELBOURNE |