SOWK29007 - Social Work Field Education 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This is your final unit of the Masters in Social Work. You will complete 80 days x 7 hours per day (560 hours) of onsite agency based interactions and learning activities supervised by an approved social worker. You will participate in a range of activities, tasks and processes that the agency encompasses under supervision. You will integrate professional social work knowledge and skills acquired during your coursework and meaningfully participate in the operations of the agency where you are placed. You will be able to work collaboratively with others in different work contexts and across service agencies. You will be able to formulate your own model of practice as a professional social worker. You will be able to critically reflect on your model of practice and demonstrate an understanding of self, based on the knowledge and skills learnt from the units studied and application of this knowledge and skills learnt on placement. On completion of the placement you will meet the Australian Association of Social Workers practice standards for being a professional social worker.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 18
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.375
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

SOWK29002 Working with Families, Groups and Communities

SOWK29003 Contemporary Social Policy Development and Implementation

SOWK29006 Social Work Research for Practice

SOWK29004 Interpersonal, Family and Structural Violence

SOWK28005 Social Work Field Education 1

The co-requisite:

SOWK29005 Social Work Theories and the Practice Context

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

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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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 18-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 37.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 450 hours for the unit.

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