Organisational Practice - SOCW3010
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Social Sciences
Course Outline: School of Social Sciences
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: SOCW3009, SOCW3011 and enrolment in a Social Work Program
Equivalent: SOCW4002
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Social Work
This course provides a critical and practical examination of social work practice in organisations. It introduces organisational and management theories and considers their relevance for social work settings. You will examine the tensions inherent in professionalism and contemporary ideas about management and the management of change in organisations and the importance of planning and evaluating for change. The course explores and examines strategies for effective and ethical practice in organisations. Issues-based and experiential learning provides a basis for the development of organisational skills, such as skills in negotiation, advocacy, teamwork, program planning, supervision and the management of information.