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Unit Summary
Unit aim
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
Topic 1: Ethical Practice
Topic 2: Provision of service and supports
Topic 3: Confidentiality in the workplace
Topic 4: The regulatory framework
Topic 5: Diversity
Topic 6: The Workplace
Topic 7: Professional development
Topic 8: Professional standing
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | develop and maintain professional relationships |
| 2 | apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills to map the network of services within the social and community services sector |
| 3 | apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills to practice appropriate to the organisational context |
| 4 | apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills in assessing need and/or risk |
| 5 | participate in team processes and understand decision making frameworks |
| 6 | demonstrate an understanding of practice ethics |
| 7 | understand evaluation processes and undertake personal reflection in a human services context. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- develop and maintain professional relationships
- apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills to map the network of services within the social and community services sector
- apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills to practice appropriate to the organisational context
- apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills in assessing need and/or risk
- participate in team processes and understand decision making frameworks
- demonstrate an understanding of practice ethics
- understand evaluation processes and undertake personal reflection in a human services context.
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
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