310068 (v.1) SW 243 - Statutory Social Work

Area:	Department of Social Work
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
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Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Workshop:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	306127 (v.1) SW 127 - Practice Methods in Social Work or any previous version
Syllabus:	History and discourses of social work practice in statutory settings: legislative and administrative base of policies and practice, tensions in reconciling professional practice and statutory obligations. Analysis of contemporary issues focusing on childprotection, criminal justice and mental health systems, working with involuntary clients in a range of government and non-government statutory settings, agency procedures such as risk assessments, case conferences, reports, interagency collaboration, ethics in practice including issues of power and authority, self-determination, confidentiality and promotion of reflexivity and emancipatory practice.
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Field of Education:	090501 Social Work
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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