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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

312032 (v.2) Social Work Field Education 442

Area: Department of Social Work
Credits: 100.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Workshop: 5 x 3 Hours Semester
Seminar: 2 x 7.5 Hours Semester
Fieldwork: 1 x 70 Days Semester
Prerequisite(s):     309631 (v.3) Pathophysiology 241 or any previous version
    OR
    311236 (v.1) OT241 - Contextual Determinants of Illness, Disability and Health or any previous version
AND
    312026 (v.2) Violence, Abuse and Trauma 441 or any previous version
    OR
    Admission into 167899 (v.3) Bachelor of Social Work or any previous version
AND
    312027 (v.2) Community Social Work 441 or any previous version
    OR
    3677 (v.10) SW 322 - Community Social Work or any previous version
AND
    312035 (v.2) Social Policy in Practice 441 or any previous version
    OR
    4206 (v.10) Social Policy 402 or any previous version
AND
312036 (v.2) Complexity and Case Management 441 or any previous version
Syllabus: Students will undertake seventy days (70) social work placement in a range of fields and sites of practice under the supervision of an approved supervisor. Integration and application of theoretical frameworks, social work skills and critically reflective practice are essential elements of the placement. Through the use of supervision students will develop competence in integrating personal values, professional values, ethics and frameworks into practice. Students will apply self-care strategies and undertake critical examination and evaluation of social work in practice. Students will be able to articulate social work skills in dynamic and diverse settings This professional placement develops students’ skills to operate as beginning social workers in self-directed practice.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 090501 Social Work
Result Type: Pass/Fail

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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