SOAD9106 Engaging in Professional Contexts

Ms Louise Butler

There are two offerings for this topic and students select either the 'Semester' OR 'Non-Semester' availability

For the Non-semester availability: Students undertake weekly online learning modules prior to and following 1 X 5-day compulsory on-campus intensive workshop per semester

2020

4.5

Semester
12 x 1-hour lectures per semester
12 x 2-hour tutorials per semester

Non-Semester
1 x 5-day intensive workshop per semester

Admission into MSWGE-Master of Social Work (Graduate Entry)

SOAD9056A has been successfully completed

Master of Social Work (Graduate Entry)

This topic aims to prepare students for learning in the practicum by developing an awareness of their social work identity. Students will learn how to describe and apply particular interpersonal skills to practice situations. Students will be able to articulate a detailed understanding of social work processes, legal and ethical contexts, social work and values begin to apply theory and ethics to their practice.

Introduce students to the knowledge and skills needed to work effectively with diverse individuals, families, groups, organisations, and communities;
Explore the impact of sociological issues including patterned inequalities, government and agency policies on the client group;
Develop students' understanding of fields and organisational contexts of social work
Familiarise students with the purpose and use of social work supervision;
Provide students with the opportunity to practice interpersonal skills development, including those used in interviewing, assessment and recording
Enable students to see how direct practice and social work ethics fit together to promote social justice goals.

On completion of this topic, students will be expected to be able to:

Reflexively engage with their own professional identity, including developing skills to evaluate practice and integrate theory into their own professional conduct
Describe a basic knowledge of the legal and ethical dimensions to Australian social work
Competently perform preliminary social work professional skills, activities and tasks.

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.

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