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Unit of Study CSL00113 - Field Education I (2020)

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  • Enrolment information

    International onshore students must enrol in the internal offering of this unit. Please note -CSL00113 - Field Education I and CSL00114 - Field Education II , MUST be completed in SEPARATE years for accreditation purposes. In addition to the pre-requisites it is advisable for students to have completed an additional 48 credit points (typically 4 units) in the Bachelor of Social Welfare to be fully prepared for field placement.

Unit description

Students are required to spend 200 hours in a welfare organisational setting under the supervision of an experienced field educator who assists the student to integrate theory with practice by creating a suitable learning environment.

Unit content

Topic 1. Developing a working relationship
Topic 2. Negotiation skills
Topic 3. Organisational structures, goals, culture, and change
Topic 4. Networking
Topic 5. Communication skills
Topic 6. Supervision
Topic 7. Financial systems and accountability
Topic 8. Legal rights and responsibilities
Topic 9. Program evaluation and accountability
Topic 10. Ethical dimensions of practice
Topic 11. Decision making
Topic 12. Interviewing skills
Topic 13. Role of the human services worker
Topic 14. Assessment skills
Topic 15. Teamwork
Topic 16. Skills for disengaging
Topic 17. Digital literacy

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast N/A
Session1
Online
Session1,2
Session1,2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 develop and maintain professional relationships
2 apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills to map the network of services within the social and community services sector
3 apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills to practice appropriate to the organisational context
4 apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills in assessing need and/or risk
5 participate in team processes and understand decision making frameworks
6 demonstrate an understanding of practice ethics
7 understand evaluation processes and undertake personal reflection in a human services context.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. develop and maintain professional relationships
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  2. apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills to map the network of services within the social and community services sector
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    • GA6:
  3. apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills to practice appropriate to the organisational context
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    • GA6:
  4. apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills in assessing need and/or risk
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    • GA6:
  5. participate in team processes and understand decision making frameworks
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    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  6. demonstrate an understanding of practice ethics
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    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  7. understand evaluation processes and undertake personal reflection in a human services context.
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

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