300725 (v.3) Professional Practice 635

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Area:	Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Credits:	50.0
Contact Hours:	11.0
Practical:	1 x 10 Hours Weekly
Seminar:	2 x 2 Hours Monthly
Prerequisite(s):	300722 (v.2) Professional Evaluation 602 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Supervised practice, 150 hours of counselling, community development of general social work nature within a human service agency, including direct service provision, program development, social policy and administration. Students must satisfactorily complete practice activities, on-campus seminar attendance and all written requirements. Placements with employers may be negoitated.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Understood the purpose and role of the placement organisation and its relationship to the broader social, economic and political context and to critically analyse the organisation's role. Identified the needs for purpose, scope and limits of social work involvement with the client's interest. Established and maintained effective working relationship with others in order to meet the client's interest. Analysed and assessed social needs, selected appropriate intervention strategies from a range of options and planned for and put these into operation, including the ability to practice different forms of social work intervention, case work, family work, group work, community work, social policy practice and research. Utilised a wide range of social work skills including supporting, enabling, networking, counselling, brokering, mediating, advocating, educating, program development, policy critique and policy development. Demonstrated clear, fluent andeffective interpersonal communication and written communication. Identified and applied a range of social work theories and theoretical perspectives form the social and behavioural sciences in practice situations.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Australian Association for Social Work and Welfare Education. (1991), A Handbook for Field Educators in Social Work and Social Welfare. Wagga Wagga, Charles Sturt University. O'Connor, I., Wilson, J. and Setterlund, D. (1998), Practicum, Chapter 7 and 8.Social Work and Welfare Practice (third edition). Melbourne, Longman. O'Connor I., Smyth, P. and Warburton, J. (eds.) (2000), Contemporary Perspectives on Social Work and The Human Services. Melbourne, Longman.
Unit Texts:	Department of Social Work and Social Policy. (2001), Social Work Field Education Manual. Bentley, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Curtin University of Technology.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y