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300725 (v.3) Professional Practice 635
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
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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. |
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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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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. |
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Field of Education: | 90501 Social Work | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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