4238 (v.7) SW 463 - Field Practice 2

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Area:	Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Credits:	100.0
Contact Hours:	38.0
Seminar:	1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Fieldwork:	1 x 37 Hours Weekly
Other Requisite(s):	Admission: Completion of all units in the third year of the Bachelor of Social Work.
Syllabus:	A field placement of five days per week each semester, supervised by an approved field instructor. Students are expected to relate social work theory to practice situations, to further develop a variety of social work competencies, and by the end of the placement to demonstrate a degree of professional competence in a social work role.
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 analysed the organisation's role. Identified the needs for, purpose, scope and limits of social work involvement within the organisational context and utilised this understanding to provide a social work service. Analysed and assessed social needs, select appropriate intervention strategies from a range of social work skills including supporting, enabling, networking, counselling, brokering, mediating, advocating, educating, program development, policy critique and policy development. Demonstrated clear, fluent and effective interpersonal communication and written communication. Identified and applied a range of social work theories and theoretical perspectives from the social and behavioural sciences in practice situations. Evaluated the effects and outcomes of her/his practice and utilised this understanding to maintain standards of practice and used supervision to facilitate this process. Demonstrated an awareness of and be able to consistently use his/her personal attributed appropriately when working with clients and client systems.
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 andWelfare 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 in Social work and welfare practice (third edition). Melbourne, Longman. O'Connor, I., Smyth, P. and Warburton, J. (2000), Contemporary Perspectives on Social Work and Welfare Practice. Melbourne, Longman. Just Policy, The Journal of the Australia Council of Social Service ACOSS, Sydney.
Unit Texts:	Social Work Field Education Manual. (2001), Bentley, School of Social Work & Social Policy, Curtin University of Technology.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Completion of Field Placement 100%. This is a pass/fail assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y     2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y     2004 Bentley Campus Summer Period Y