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Social Work Practice - Third Year Practicum - SOCW3001
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 12
 
 
EFTSL: 0.25000 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: SOCW1001, SOCW1003, SOCW2003, SOCW2006; Corequisite: SOCW3002
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Students are allocated to a social welfare agency to undertake field-based learning under the supervision of an academic and qualified field educator. Practica occur in a range of traditional and contemporary settings and contexts, such as hospitals, local governments, state and federal government departments, as well as non-government, community based organisations. Performance is monitored and assessed by the University, in consultation with the field educator and student. This practicum begins in late-January with a five-week full-time block period, then reduces to three days a week during Session 1.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the third year practicum, students should be able to:
  • Undertake all allocated social work tasks, and work in an ethical manner
  • Make effective use of professional supervision and respond appropriately to feedback
  • Adhere to social work values according to the AASW Code of Ethics, eg. principles of accountability, confidentiality and social justice; accept differences in individuals/groups (eg. age, disability, gender, sexual orientation); and show commitment to the dignity and uniqueness of the individual/group
  • Understand and respond to needs of people using social work knowledge/skills and values and be aware of impact of oneself and one's values on others
  • Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication with a range of people
  • Acquire, analyse and use information in a timely/coherent manner; identify connection between private and public issues; and develop priorities/options for intervention
  • Intervene to promote change by selection of appropriate goals/strategies and undertake ongoing evaluation of impact of these
  • Maintain 'professional' relationships with staff/service users/others; represent agency in broader context; and manage workload effectively
  • Use knowledge from agency/classroom to discuss policies and practices associated with service delivery.

Assessment

This course will be assessed as either satisfactory/unsatisfactory. For a satisfactory grade to be awarded various criteria must be met. For more details of assessment tasks, please refer to the course outline which is available from the School office.

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