HSW701 - Australian Social Work in an International Context

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Online with significant campus requirements (see in-person attendance requirements)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Jemma Moody-Pugh
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 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 - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities will support learning across the trimester.

In-person attendance requirements:

All students must attend a compulsory 3 day intensive at the Geelong Waterfront Campus at which core practical learning requirements will be taught.

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Content

This unit will introduce students to aspects of the history and current context of social work practice, and to begin to develop an appreciation of the role of social work and the diversity of the field in both Australia and overseas. This unit will provide students with an overview of social work processes and encourages students to engage with debates and to identify those factors which have contributed to their beliefs and attitudes towards a range of aspects and stakeholders involved in social welfare provision.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Develop a knowledge of the history of the social work profession in Australia and its formative influences.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Develop a basic knowledge of the different conceptual frameworks within which society, inequality, power and the person might be understood and how these shape social work theory and practice and the provision of 'welfare'.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO3

Identify and critique a number of fields of practice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Recognise the range of stakeholder perspectives in the provision of welfare services, including social workers, professional associations, other professional disciplines and clients.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO5

Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the role of social work and welfare, including claims that social work is implicated in the practice of power and control, as well as 'care' or the provision of 'social rights'.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO6

Clearly articulate a thoughtful, self-reflective response to the ethical questions involved in becoming a social worker.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Report 2500 words 50%
  • Week 5
Assessment 2: Essay 2500 words 50%
  • Week 12

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

  • Attendance at a 3 day intensive (practical experience workshop) held during trimester at Waterfront Campus.

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Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSW701 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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