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HSSW301 Social Work 2B: Interpersonal Skills
Updated: 28 July 2010
| Credit Points |
6
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| Offering |
| Responsible Campus |
Teaching Period |
Mode of Study |
Online Level |
| Armidale |
Semester 2 |
Off Campus |
D - Comp/internet essential |
| Armidale |
Semester 2 |
On Campus |
D - Comp/internet essential |
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| Intensive School(s) |
| Start |
Finish |
Attendance |
Notes |
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13 September 2010
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17 September 2010
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Mandatory
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| Supervised Exam |
There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
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| Pre-requisites |
candidature in BSW and 24cp
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| Co-requisites |
None
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| Restrictions |
None
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| Notes |
None |
| Combined Units |
None
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| Coordinator(s) |
Linda Turner
(linda.turner@une.edu.au)
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| Unit Description |
This unit presents counselling micro skills and examines interpersonal skills in relation to counselling theory and practice. Students will be exposed to the communication skills used in professional practice as a social worker. Skills will be taught through group learning during the residential school and practiced via the use of video taping and reflexive learning.
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Prescribed Material
Mandatory
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Text(s):
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material
- Working with People
ISBN: 9780195558821
Harms, L.,
Oxford University Press
2008
Text refers to:
Semester 2
,
On and Off Campus
- Skills for Human Service Practice: Working with Individuals, Groups and Communities
ISBN: 9780195551341
O'Hara, A. and Weber, Z.,
Oxford University Press
2008
Text refers to:
Semester 2
,
On and Off Campus
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| Disclaimer |
Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Assessment |
| Title |
Exam Length |
Weight |
Mode |
No. Words |
| Assignment 1 |
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30%
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2000 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Examining the main principles of counselling micro skills and interpersonal skills in social work practice. |
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1
GA: 1 and 6 |
| Assignment 2 |
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60%
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2500 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Video and 2500-word written assessment examining the students ability to use interpersonal skills in a fictitious counselling setting. |
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 2, 3 and 4
GA: 1 and 2 |
| Online Assessment |
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10%
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| Assessment Notes |
| Presentation of a designated issue online for peer discussion. |
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| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 5
GA: 2, 4 and 8 |
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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demonstrate an understanding of the main principles of basic counselling micro skills used in social work practice;
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understand and demonstrate the use of empathic and reflective listening skills;
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demonstrate successful closure skills in casework;
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demonstrate and assess skills through reflexive learning;
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use online technologies to communicate developing ideas with peers.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Attribute |
Taught |
Assessed |
Practised |
| 1 |
Knowledge of a Discipline
This is a core unit of the Bachelor of Social Work and specifically addresses theory and practice in relation to the discipline of social work and is assessed in assessment tasks 1 and 2.
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| 2 |
Communication Skills
This unit teaches students counselling and interpersonal skills which are practiced at the residential school and assessed in assessment task 2. Co-operative peer feedback will be an important part of tutorial/online discussion as students develop their understanding of the unit material and are assessed in assessment task 3.
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| 4 |
Information Literacy
All social work theory and practice units are taught in the problem based learning framework where students are expected to make use of a variety of sources of information and contribute to group learning.
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| 5 |
Life-Long Learning
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| 6 |
Problem Solving
All social work theory and practice units are taught in the problem based learning framework where students are exposed to a problem and are expected to make use of a variety of sources of information to examine the biopsychosocial implications of the case study. This process is examined in assessment task 1.
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| 8 |
Team Work
All social work theory and practice units are taught in the problem based learning framework where students are expected to contribute to group learning. This is assessed in assessment task 3.
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