HSW404 - Social Work Field Education B Research Focused
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong), Online^ with significant campus requirements, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 3 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.375 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Sevi Vassos |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H430 |
| Prerequisite: | All of HSW401, HSW402, HSW416 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSW415, HSW434, HSW452, HSW456, HSW457 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 450 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | A minimum of 500 hours (across at least 65 days) of professional experience (field education), as per AASW accreditation requirements, in a social or community service agency or program. Students must attend integration seminars (on-campus or online) during placement. Time for personal study and completion of some assessments items will be required outside of placement hours. Students are also required to participate in online independent and collaborative learning activities. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | A minimum of 500 hours (across at least 65 days) of professional experience (field education), as per AASW accreditation requirements, in a social or community service agency or program. Students must attend integration seminars (on-campus or online) during placement. Time for personal study and completion of some assessments items will be required outside of placement hours. Students are also required to participate in online independent and collaborative learning activities. |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Campus and online students only: All students must attend and participate in a compulsory 1 day placement preparation seminar at the Geelong Waterfront Campus in Week 7 of Trimester 1 of the year placement is to be undertaken. Please click here to view intensive dates and locations. NIKERI-CBD students only: Please contact the NIKERI Social Work Course Team for more information on 1800 063 383 |
Note:*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. Department of Human Services policy - Police Record Check and Working With Children Check Students are also required to hold a current Working with Children Check in Victoria (or the interstate equivalent) prior to the commencing placement. The type of Working With Children Check required is dependent on the state or territory in which the placement is located. Students who do not have a current National Police Record Check and a current Working with Children Check (or interstate equivalent) are unable to undertake placement and this will delay course progression. Students may also be required to declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their learning experience. A health organisation may refuse to accept a student for placement if the student’s immunisation status is not satisfactory | |
Content
This unit requires students to develop an individualised educational learning plan for their structured and supervised field placement in an approved human service organisation. As per the regulatory requirements of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) students are provided with 1.5 hours per week of supervision from a field educator who is a qualified social worker with a minimum of two years post qualifying experience, who has undertaken appropriate supervision training. The student and the placement field educator are supported by the university liaison person who is a qualified social worker with a minimum of five years post qualifying experience who provides a minimum of two substantial contacts. Opportunities are provided for students to integrate theory with practice and develop the required skills and knowledge base to meet the AASW Practice Standards. Students are placed in a range of settings where learning experiences are with individuals, families, groups and communities.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Critically reflect on and demonstrate an ability to implement and adapt a range of appropriate social work theories in practice with consideration of the social, cultural, political, legal, economic and global contexts within a human rights and social justice framework to meet the Australia Association of Social Work Practice Standards (AASW). | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate a sense of identity and autonomy as a professional social worker with a commitment to and understanding of the values and ethics which guide professional practice and the required continued professional development. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate an ability to appraise and utilise knowledge of frameworks of critical analysis and reflective practice with a particular focus on dimensions of power and disadvantage and influence of identity categories such as class, age gender and ability to generate and transmit solutions to complex problems. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate an ability to apply research knowledge, methodologies and skills to analyse, synthesise, evaluate and use research to inform social work practice and to develop execute and disseminate research. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate a high level of effective communication and interpersonal skills within a range of practice settings such as working with individuals, groups, communities, clients and other professionals, in order to respond to and meet the needs of clients. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO6 | Demonstrate an ability to work with diversity with respect for cultural difference through the application of culturally specific knowledge and the evaluation of appropriate theory and practice methods. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Placement Orientation and Establishment | Written portfolio of work (approximately 500 words) that comprises the following:
| Ungraded Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 2: Mid-placement review report | Written portfolio of work (approximately 1000 words) that comprises the following:
| Ungraded Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 3: Research project and report | 2500 words | Ungraded Pass or Ungraded Fail only. |
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| Assessment 4: Final placement review report | Written portfolio of work (approximately 1000 words) that comprises the following:
| Ungraded Pass/Fail |
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This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
All students are required to undertake a one day preplacement preparation seminar at Waterfront (Geelong) in Trimester 1 of the year when placement is to be undertaken. This seminar occurs at these dates and times.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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