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HSSW303 Rural Social Work

Updated: 28 July 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in BSW and 24cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Ahmed Bawa Kuyini-Abubakar (kuyinia@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines the role of the rural social worker in relation to the specific needs and environments of regional, rural and remote communities. Particular emphasis is on the changing landscape of rural Australia and the unique ways in which environmental and social factors influence rural individuals and families. This unit focusses on the needs of Indigneous people across all localities and social work practice with these communities. Service delivery in rural areas is also examined.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Innovative Human Services Practice: Australia's Changing Landscape
ISBN: 9781420256291
Alston, M., Palgrave MacMillan 2009
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% 2000
Assessment Notes
Examining the nature of rural Australia and regional, rural and remote communities and the ways in which social and health services are delivered to these areas.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 and 3 GA: 1
Assignment 2 50% 2500
Assessment Notes
Examining the use of case analysis to apply relevant theoretical frameworks to social work practice in rural and regional Australia, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous peoples.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3 and 4 GA: 1 and 6
Online Assessment 10%
Assessment Notes
Presentation of a designated issue online for peer discussion.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 5 GA: 1, 2 and 8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. recognise and understand the role of a rural social worker;
  2. understand the ways in which practising as a rural social work differs from urban social work;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the way in which the natural and social environments of rural and regional Australia impact on the peoples who reside there;
  4. demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and practice issues related to social work in small communities;
  5. use online technologies to communicate developing ideas with peers.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
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 with a focus on the issues related to rural and remote practice. This is assessed in assessment tasks 1, 2 and 3. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Co-operative peer feedback will be an important part of tutorial/online discussion as students develop their understanding of the unit material and is assessed and practiced through assessment task 3. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
 True True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving skills are essential to social work practice and these skills are assessed in this unit through assessment task 2 where students must analyse a case and apply theory and practice knowledge. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Social responsibility is a core social work principle. 		True True
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. 		True True True
   

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