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FIELDS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE A

SWP4FPA

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject the objective is to demonstrate how the aspects of social work combine in specific fields of practice, how fields of practice interrelate and the application of generic skills and the significance of all aspects of context when planning and implementing intervention. Students will be introduced to the psycho-social and research knowledge base of a social problem area, key debates, policies, program and service delivery and skills required to undertake beginning level practice in a particular field. This subjects builds on and integrates the core social work knowledge, skills and values that students have studied in earlier parts of the course. Mental Health and Child Protection are the two fields of practice considered.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Maureen Long

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

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: Must be admitted into one of the following courses: HZSK, HZSKB, HZSKW, HZSKM, HZSKP, HMSK, HMSKB, HMSKW, HMSKM, HMSKP, EBOCE, EBTOCE, EBTP, EBTS, HBCS, HBCSB, HBCSD, HBCSS, HBCSM, HBCSW, HBCSVB, HBCSVD, HBCSVS, HBCSVM, HBCSVW, or HBCSV All others require coordinators approval

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

Good practice in child protection

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Tilbury, C, Osmond, J, Wilson, S and Clark, J

Year: 2007

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: PEARSONS EDUCATION AUSTRALIA, NSW

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Social work practice in mental health: an introduction

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Bland, R, Renouf, N and Tullgren, A

Year: 2009

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: ALLEN & UNWIN, NSW

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

01. Recognise and respond appropriately to the different mental health problems that people experience, demonstrating an awareness of the influence that practice contexts have on the social work response, assessment and intervention with this group of individuals and their families.
02. Explain how child protection and mental health have been constructed as social problems and apply practice frameworks and interventions to child protection and mental health practice examples:
03. Apply a critical lens to the understanding of child protection practice
04. Apply knowledge and skills learnt to case examples in order to make an assessment and frame a response

Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Corina Modderman

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Two individual on-line quizzes (500 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual analysis (Child Protection) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual assessment (Mental Health) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jacqui Theobald

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Two individual on-line quizzes (500 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual analysis (Child Protection) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual assessment (Mental Health) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Maureen Long

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Two individual on-line quizzes (500 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual analysis (Child Protection) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual assessment (Mental Health) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Dandenong (Chisholm Institute), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Maureen Long

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Two individual on-line quizzes (500 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual analysis (Child Protection) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual assessment (Mental Health) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Mildura, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Maureen Long

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Two individual on-line quizzes (500 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual analysis (Child Protection) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual assessment (Mental Health) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Shepparton, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Maureen Long

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Two individual on-line quizzes (500 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual analysis (Child Protection) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One individual assessment (Mental Health) (2000 word equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4