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Unit of Study WELF2001 - Field Education I (2026)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    24

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    Yes

  • Enrolment information

    International onshore students must enrol in the internal offering of this unit. Please note: WELF2001 - Field Education I AND WELF3001 - 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 Community Welfare to be fully prepared for field placement. This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that requires students to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of your WIL and you will not be permitted to continue in this unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/health/work-integrated-learning.

  • Enrolment restriction

    Students must seek approval to enrol via a Unit Approval Request (www.scu.edu.au/enrol-uar) following submission of fit to practice documentation.

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

  1. Ethical practice
  2. Provision of service and supports
  3. Confidentiality in the workplace
  4. The regulatory framework
  5. Diversity
  6. The workplace
  7. Professional development
  8. Professional standing 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Dual Term2,3
Dual Term2,3
Online
Dual Term2,3
Dual Term2,3

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:

develop and maintain professional and ethical relationships with clients, colleagues and supervisors

apply research theory and skills to practice, assessing need and/or risk, and mapping the network of services within the social and community services sector appropriate to organisation

participate in team processes applying decision making frameworks and evaluation processes in the human services context

apply practice guidelines and ethics, and personal reflection in the human services context.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Placement 200 hours (Across placement period)
Assessment
Contract SR
Contract SR
Journal SR
Portfolio SR
Report SR
Evaluation SR
Presentation SR
Evaluation SR
Report SR
Placement SR

Teaching method
Placement 200 hours (Across placement period)
Assessment
Contract SR
Contract SR
Journal SR
Portfolio SR
Report SR
Evaluation SR
Presentation SR
Evaluation SR
Report SR
Placement SR

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Cleak, H & Wilson, J , 2022, Making the Most of Field Placement, 5th edn, Cengage, South Melbourne. ISBN: 9780170457606.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • Cleak, H & Wilson, J , 2022, Making the Most of Field Placement, 5th edn, Cengage, South Melbourne. ISBN: 9780170457606.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.