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Unit of Study SWRK3008 - Social Work Honours Placement IIa (2021)

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Unit description

Part 1 of two capstone units comprising the final social work honours placement. Engages students in 500 hours (across Social Work Honours Placement IIa and IIb) of supervised social work practice in a human service organisation. Students have access to regular supervision in accordance with AASW requirements. Develops professional skills, including research skills, knowledge and values based on the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) practice standards for social work. Transfers learning gained from other course work units in the course to practice in a real organisation. 

Unit content

1. Forming, maintaining and ending professional relationships with clients and colleagues.

2. Communicating effectively, informed by critical reflection, with  stakeholders across a range of interdisciplinary settings.

3. Understanding and strategically  influencing teams and groups within the workplace.

4. Engaging in critical self reflection based on the integration of theory, practice and contemporary research.

5. Making effective use of supervision.

6. Disseminating aspects of Honours research project.

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Not currently available in 2021

Learning outcomes

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:

form, maintain and end professional relationships with clients and colleagues in a human service organisation

demonstrate and critically reflect on effective communication with clients, colleagues and other key stakeholders

analyse the organisation, its location within wider social systems and its relationship with other organisations, such as auspicing bodies and funding agencies

analyse the ways in which a social work service is provided within the organisation

make use of professional supervision to increase learning about social work practice, including the identification of learning needs

demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking and analysis in relation to one's own research project