307044 (v.1) SW 603 - Conceptualising Community

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Area:	Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Individual Study:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Seminar:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Explanation of perspectives on 'community' as a setting for professional practice, service delivery sector and informal relationships. Contemporary discourses of 'community' within social theory, social policy and human service delivery. Examination of contested expectations of, and for, community.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Identified and critiqued discourses of 'community'. Identified influences shaping the use of the term 'community'. Explored notions of participation, cooperation and mutuality within a contemporary community discourse. An awareness of the way understandings of community development are grounded in cultural and political contexts.
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:	Craig, G., and Mayo, M., (Eds) (2995), Community Empowerment. A Reader in Participation and Development. Experiences of Grassrootes Development. Zed Books, London. Crawford, F.R., (1994), EMIC Social Work: A Story of Practice, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Evans, R. and K. Struthers, (Eds) (1997), Competing Agendas: Impacting on Community Services. Queensland Courncil of Social Services Inc. Red Hill. Fisher, R. and Karger, H.J., (1997), Social Work and Community in a Private World. Getting Out in Public, Longman, New York. Fitzgerald, R., (1997), Competing Agendas. Impacting on Community Services. Evans R. and Struthers, K. Queensland Council of Social Services Inc, Red Hill. Hardcastle, D.A., Wenocur, S, et al. (1997), Chapter 4. TheConcept of Community in Social Work Practice. Community Practice, Theories and Skills for Social Workers, Oxford University Press, New York. Ife, J., (2001), Community Development, Creating Community Alternatives - Vision, Analysis and Practice, 2nd ed,Longman Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Ingamells, A., (1993), Frames and Cages: Community Practice Frameworks, Thesis Curtin University of Technology, Perth.
Unit Texts:	Kenny, S. (1999), Developing Communities for the Future: Community Development in Australia, (second edition). Melbourne, Thomas Nelson Australia. Cox, E. (1995), A Truly Civil Society. Sydney, Boyer Lectures, ABC Radio National. Yeatman, A. (Ed). (1998), Activism and the Policy Process. Sydney, Allen and Unwin.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Presentation 50%, Written paper 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y