PROFESSIONAL CARE AND GROWTH
SWP5PCG
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students learn about the capabilities required of managers, team leaders and supervisors to create a highly effective workplace environment. Foundational skills and knowledge, and the supporting capabilities which contribute to professional self and team care, will be examined. The subject explores self-care as a joint responsibility between the organisation and worker. The substantive issues and knowledge base underpinning positive safety strategies for Child Protection and family services workers, and promoting or impeding effective practice with children and families will be addressed. These include recognition of secondary trauma, the risk of violence and abuse of workers and organisational wellbeing.
School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Margarita Frederico
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
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
Statutory social workers: stress, job satisfaction, coping, social support and individual differences
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Collins, S
Year: 2008
Edition/Volume: VOL 38.
Publisher: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK
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Compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction: implications for retention of workers
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: DePanfilis, D
Year: 2006
Edition/Volume: VOL 30.
Publisher: CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
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Compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction among Colorado child protection workers
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Conrad, D & Kellar-Guenther, Y
Year: 2006
Edition/Volume: VOL 30.
Publisher: CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
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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