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Unit of Study SWRK6004 - Social Work Organisations, Leadership and Management (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Examines the organisational context of social work practice. Analyses the relevance of organisational, leadership and management theories for social work. Highlights the constraints organisations place on social work’s professional agenda, as well as the opportunities to promote social justice through organisational practice. Emphasises the potential for social workers to lead organisational change initiatives.

Unit content

1. Social work in organisations: context and theory
2. Organisational environments and change
3. Organisational communication and teamwork
4. Risk and decision making
5. Leadership and supervision
6. Accountability and experiencing organisations

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term4
Term4
Online
Term4
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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:

use organisational theories to analyse social work organisations and management

explain important organisational issues involved in social work practice, including relationships with management, and the need for effective communication within and across organisations

critically reflect on the role social workers can take in leading and facilitating organisational change, particularly in order to promote social justice

critically reflect on ethical issues involved in organisational practice and the workers’ and clients’ experience of organisational life.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Hughes, M & Wearing, M, 2022, Organisations and Management in Social Work: Everyday Action for Change, 4th edn, Sage, London. ISBN: 9781473934528.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.