HSW452 - Working in Uncertainty: Social Work Theory and Practice H
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong), Online with significant campus requirements (see scheduled learning activities), Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work (H330) and the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (H430) |
| Prerequisite: | HSW101, HSW111, HSW118, HSW201, HSW202, HSW212, HSW216, HSW221, HSW235, HSW313, HSW314, HSW316 and HSW322 Students who have completed all of these units except HSW314 may enrol in this unit if they have equivalent practice experience approved by the unit chair. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour online or on-campus seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities will support learning across the trimester. NIKERI-CBD students only: Online independent and collaborative learning activities including online practical experiences (workshops). |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Campus students only: 1 x 2 hour lecture per week. Campus students are required to attend at least 9 out of the 11 lectures. Online students only: All online students must attend a compulsory 1 day intensive at the Geelong Waterfront Campus at which core practical learning requirements will be taught. NIKERI-CBD students only: there are compulsory intensives for all students at the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute, Geelong-Waurn Ponds Campus. These intensives are arranged by year-level. 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. |
Content
This unit aims to help graduating students develop a vision of the professional social work role and identity within contexts of change (at local, national and international levels) and uncertainty. What challenges currently face social work, and how can we work proactively within changing contexts of practice? Topics include: globalisation; the professions in context (professional identity, managerialism, case management, industrial issues); technological developments and their effects on practice; post-colonialism and social movements (human rights, identity politics, work with migrants/refugees); social development and international social work; diversity and inclusivity; citizenship and the nature of community; ethics; lifelong learning and the contemporary professional; envisioning contemporary social work in uncertainty.
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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Hurdle requirements
Online students only
- Attendance at a 1 day intensive held during trimester at Waterfront (Geelong) campus.
Intensive dates information is now available.