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Unit of Study WELF2002 - Youth Work (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Provides a learner-focused introduction to the field of youth work within Australia. Critically analyses changing constructions of young people as a target population, and of youth work as a profession and a field of practice. Examines conceptual, historical, theoretical, developmental, social policy and practical issues regarding young people and youth work.

Unit content

  1. Understanding young people: theory and development
  2. Conceptualising young people, and issues of participation
  3. Young people: social issues and demographics
  4. What is youth work?: historical and contemporary contexts
  5. Youth work service delivery and program design
  6. The basics of youth work practice
 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term4
Term4
Online
Term4
N/A

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:

describe the key issues facing young people, and the professionals working with them, in contemporary Australian society

demonstrate evidence-informed understanding of how these key issues affect young people, and the professionals working with them

analyse key issues facing young people and youth workers with respect to Australian social policy

examine the relevance of current youth work practice concerning the key issues facing young people in Australian society

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.