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Unit of Study WEL91003 - Social Work Foundations for Practice (2017)

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    The external unit will have a compulsory residential workshop held at the Gold Coast campus.


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 discuss the core knowledge and values of the social work profession
2 explain how social workers respond to ethical issues and dilemmas
3 critically evaluate different social work theories and models
4 explain how evidence-based and reflective practice models can be used to inform social work practice.

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

  1. discuss the core knowledge and values of the social work profession
    • GA3:
  2. explain how social workers respond to ethical issues and dilemmas
    • GA3:
  3. critically evaluate different social work theories and models
    • GA4:
  4. explain how evidence-based and reflective practice models can be used to inform social work practice.
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.