HSW709 - Practicing Social Work with Communities and Groups
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
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| 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: Andrew Brown |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H703 |
| 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. |
| In-person attendance requirements: | All students must attend a compulsory 2 day intensive at the Geelong Waterfront Campus at which core practical learning requirements will be taught. Click here to view intensive dates and locations. |
Content
Humans flourish in healthy and supportive groups and communities. Developing communities and facilitating groups are important methods of social work practice, having significant roles in international, government, non- government, volunteer and for-profit sectors. To practice social work, you will need a critical understanding of theoretical and practical developments in, and approaches to, group work and community development. This unit introduces you to group work processes, including differences in types and styles of participation and leadership, especially as they relate to community level practice. Drawing on the literature, you will critically examine the context, theoretical perspectives, concepts and processes of community development and group work. Through collaborative, experiential tasks, and case study analyses, you will develop skills in group work and community development using a critical practice framework. The aim of the unit is to equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills for critically-informed group work and community development in a range of social work settings.
| 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 | Evaluate the scope and diversity of group and community development practices and their purposes within contemporary social, political, ethical and organisational contexts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Compare and contrast major theories and concepts informing group and community development practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Assess and critically evaluate community work interventions. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Create, co-facilitate and reflect on small group experiences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Apply self-reflexive skills to critically analyse the role that personal, social and structural factors play in the functioning of groups and communities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Critical reflections on readings | 600 words | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Critical analysis of Community Development program | 2200 words | 45% |
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| Assessment 3: Case study response (group work) | 2000 words | 35% |
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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 2 day intensive (practical experience workshop) held during trimester at Waterfront Campus
View intensive dates and locations.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSW709 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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