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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

10016 (v.5) SW 231 - Statutory Work

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Area: Department of Social Work
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Individual Study: 1 x 7 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Workshop: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):     1636 (v.6) SW 122 - Practice Models 1 or any previous version
    OR
    312017 (v.1) Social Work Counselling Individuals 132 or any previous version
AND
    1863 (v.5) SW 124 - Communication Skills or any previous version
    OR
    312014 (v.1) Social Work Interviewing and Communication Skills 131 or any previous version
Syllabus: Historical discourses of statutory practice, legislative and administrative foundations, tensions between professional practice and statutory obligations including power and authority, self-determination, child protection, criminal justice and mental health systems. Working with involuntary clients, interagency collaboration, ethics, confidentiality, procedures such as risk assessments, case conferences and reports. Promotion of emancipatory practice.
Field of Education: 090501 Social Work
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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