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HSSW410 Social Work 4A: Professional Skills

Updated: 01 March 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in BSW and HSSW310 and 114cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

offered for the first time in Sem 1 2012
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Yoni Luxford (yoni.luxford@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit prepares students for professional life as a social worker. The importance of professional support and supervision and avenues for professional development are presented and discussed in relation to particular fields of social work drawing together and critically reflecting on the theoretical and practice knowledge from previous units and the practice of social work.
Materials Information Unavailable
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 60% 4000
Assessment Notes
Assessment analysing the social workers role in a case study with emphasis on the social workers personal and professional role in supervision and referral.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 and 4 GA: 1 and 6
Online Assessment 40%
Assessment Notes
Online presentation of a designated issue in relation to professional competency, practice development and the AASW Code of Ethics.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 GA: 1, 2 and 8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. articulate and demonstrate the role of the social worker in a variety of settings with reference to the AASW code of ethics and practice standards;
  2. demonstrate understanding of the main theoretical frameworks of social work practice;
  3. confidently source information and referrals for social work clients.
  4. articulate professional development pathways for a variety of social work settings.
  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 and is assessed in assessment tasks 1 and 2. 		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 2. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will be exposed to and expected to develop independent learning strategies and techniques throughout the unit. 		True
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. 		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 2. 		True True True
   

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