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HSSW100 Introduction to the Social Work Profession

Updated: 15 November 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
10 April 2012 14 April 2012 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in BSW
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HSSW305
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Myfanwy Maple (mmaple2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit introduces social work students to the role of the social worker through the use of case studies with a particular focus on the needs of, and issues affecting, rural communities. This unit also prepares students with the necessary academic skills for a professional degree in social work. Students will be presented with the Australian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics as the foundation framework in which they interpret ethical practice throughout their education and future professional practice.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Social Work: Contexts and Practices
ISBN: 9780195562873
Connelly, M. and Harms, L., Oxford 2nd ed. 2008
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

The Road to Social Work and the Human Service Practice
ISBN: 9780170193429
Chenoweth, L. and McAuliffe, D., Thompson 3rd ed. 2011
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and 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 30% 1500
Assessment Notes
Written assessment on domains of practice
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,5 GA: 1, 6, 7
Assignment 2 30% 1500
Assessment Notes
Group Project
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2, 5 GA: 2, 8
Assignment 3 40% 2000
Assessment Notes
Written assessment on ethics in practice.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 4

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. recognise and describe the role of a social worker;
  2. identify and apply a variety of psychological and sociological theories to understand the needs and challenges of groups of people and the ways in which social workers practise in rural communities;
  3. access, interpret and apply the Australian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics;
  4. competently access and use academic supports; and
  5. show competency in contributing to online topical group discussion issues related to learning materials.

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 taught, assessed and practised through assessment tasks 1, 2 and 4. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Cooperative peer feedback will be an important part of tutorial/online discussion as students are taught to develop their understanding of the unit material which is assessed and practised through assessment task 3. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Social work students are taught and practise their development of a global perspective. Students will develop an understanding of disadvantage, marginalisation, and the ways in which society and culture contribute to this. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
All social work theory and practice units are taught in the problem based learning framework where students will make use of a variety of sources of information and contribute to group learning. This attribute will be assessed through all assignments. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will be exposed to, taught about and expected to develop independent learning strategies and techniques throughout the unit which can then be practised throughout life. 		True 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 assessed and practised through assessment task 1 and 2. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Social responsibility is a core social work principle and is taught, assessed and practised in assessment task 2. 		True 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 and practised in assessment task 3. 		True True True
   

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