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Unit Summary
Unit type
PG Coursework Unit
Credit points
24
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Unit aim
Engages students in 450 hours of supervised social work practice, in a different human service organisation to which they completed WEL91006-7, developing professional skills, knowledge and values in line with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) practice standards for social work. Students transfer learning gained from other units in their course to practice in a real organisation. An emphasis is placed on the use of research to inform social work practice and policy change.
Unit content
- Analysing the agency context
- Forming professional relationships with clients, colleagues and others
- Communicating effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Understanding the role of social workers within the organisation
- Understanding the range of social work practice within this setting
- Making effective use of professional supervision
- Identifying the potential for research to inform social work practice and policy change
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | form and maintain professional and ethical social work relationships with clients and colleagues in a human service organisation | |||||||
| 2 | demonstrate and critically reflect on effective communication with clients, colleagues and other key stakeholders | |||||||
| 3 | analyse the ways in which a social work service is provided within the organisation | |||||||
| 4 | articulate a professional practice framework, drawing on social work knowledge, that can be applied to a range of social work settings | |||||||
| 5 | engage in professional supervision to increase learning about social work practice. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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form and maintain professional and ethical social work relationships with clients and colleagues in a human service organisation
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- GA4:
- GA6:
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demonstrate and critically reflect on effective communication with clients, colleagues and other key stakeholders
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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analyse the ways in which a social work service is provided within the organisation
- GA3:
- GA4:
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articulate a professional practice framework, drawing on social work knowledge, that can be applied to a range of social work settings
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
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engage in professional supervision to increase learning about social work practice.
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- Cleak, H & Wilson, J , 2013, Making the Most of Field Placement, 3rd edn, Cengage, South Melbourne. ISBN: 9780170222433.
- McDonald, C, Craik, C, Hawkins, L & Williams, J, 2011, Professional Practice in Human Services, Allen and Unwin, Sydney. ISBN: 9781742370392.