Overview
In this unit, you will develop an understanding of social work knowledge and practice, focusing on group work, family work and community practice. Using case study role plays and living labs, you will critically analyse and apply various social work theories and methods, integrating professional values and ethics to develop skills for working with families, groups and communities. From a critical perspective, you will evaluate and reflect on biases and assumptions inherent within these theories, methods and your practice and assess how they perpetuate and challenge social injustices. You will enhance your cross-cultural practice and explore culturally sensitive and ethical responses to challenges experienced by culturally and racially marginalised families, groups and communities. Guided by the AASW Code of Ethics (2020), this unit will equip you with skills for cultural humility, recognising different ways of knowing, being and doing that is responsive to the needs of all families, groups and communities.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: SOWK29001 Ethical and Legal Issues in Practice SOWK28005 Social Work Field Education 1
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
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