STUDENT WELFARE EXPERIENCE
EDU3SWE
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students will develop an understanding of student welfare in primary and secondary schools in Australia. In particular students will focus on the evidence supporting the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood's (DEECD) Framework for Student Support Services in Victorian Government Schools, and its implementation. In this subject, students will participate in a field experience equivalent to a minimum of 10 days duration, working in schools with student welfare staff or in community services organisations with their practitioners.
School: Education (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Anne Southall
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Framework for Student Support Services in Victorian Government Schools: Professional Development Support Material
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Dept of Education, Victoria
Year: 1998
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: COMMUNITY INFORMATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MELBOURNE VICTORIA
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Source location: N/A
The road to Social Work & Human Service practice
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Chenoweth, L., and McAuliffe, D.
Year: 2005
Edition/Volume: 2nd Ed
Publisher: SOUTH MELBOURNE: CENGAGE LEARNING AUSTRALIA. (CHAPTERS 3 AND 5)
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced
Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject
Total hours/days required: 10 days – 70 Hours
Location of WBL activity (region): Flexible
WBL addtional requirements: All students will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check prior to undertaking professional placements as part of this subject.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anne Southall
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Plus online learning
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 0 - 0
One 10.00 days placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Field Experience report (1500-1750 words) Hardcopy (30%) 10 min verbal presentation (20%)Hurdle requirement - 10 days (minimum) of compulsory field experience. Satisfactory participation and performance to defined exit standards are required to meet the compulsory hurdle requirement. | N/A | N/A | Yes | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Literature Review (equiv. to 2000 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |