FAMILY WORK SKILLS
FTH4FWS
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This is a skills development subject delivered in block teaching over five days, face-to-face at The Bouverie Centre or other location as negotiated. In this subject you will learn concepts, techniques and skills required for conducting systemic interviews with families. You will acquire skill in deciding who to include in sessions and how to collaborate with a family to develop a focus for the work. Experiential methods including, role-play, will be used to teach specific techniques for managing family interactions; promoting a sense of safety and respectful engagement and managing difference and conflict. Attention will be paid to cultural and other forms of diversity.
School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Colleen Cousins
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
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
A practical guide to family therapy: structured guidelines and key skills.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Rhodes, P. & Wallis, A.
Year: 2011
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: IP COMMUNICATIONS, MELBOURNE.
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Gehart, D.
Year: 2018
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Cengage
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Theory and Treatment Planning in Family Therapy
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Gehart, D.
Year: 2016
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Cengage
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Brunswick (Bouverie), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Colleen Cousins
Class requirements
Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 0 - 0
One 35.00 hours collaborative based learning per study period from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
Seminars and Enquiry Based Learning classes in one block equivalent to 35 hours
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10-minute group demonstration.(equiv. to 500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1 |
One 2,000-word reflection on learnings from workshop. | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Practice journal (equiv to 2,000 words). | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Supervised role-play (equiv to 1000 words). | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Brunswick (Bouverie), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Colleen Cousins
Class requirements
Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 0 - 0
One 35.00 hours collaborative based learning per study period from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
Seminars and Enquiry Based Learning classes in one block equivalent to 35 hours
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 10-minute group demonstration.(equiv. to 500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1 |
One 2,000-word reflection on learnings from workshop. | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Practice journal (equiv to 2,000 words). | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Supervised role-play (equiv to 1000 words). | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |