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HSSW311 Groups and Communities

Updated: 13 October 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
20 August 2012 24 August 2012 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in BSW and 72cp OR candidature in MSW(Professional Qualifying) and HSSW305 or candidature in BSUS
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Linda Turner (linda.turner@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit presents students with the theoretical frameworks and practical skills for group work and community development work. The first part of the unit focuses on assessing the need for a group, understanding group formation, development and processes and closure. The second part of the unit examines the role of community development in relation to social work practice, with a focus on the current socio-economic climate, theoretical frameworks and practice skill development.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. describe the processes involved in group planning, formation and development;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical frameworks used in group work;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of community work;
  4. identify the skills needed for community work practice in a range of community work situations; and
  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 social work unit and specifically teaches 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
Students must work within a group and practice group work skills during this unit whereby effective communication skills will be required to successfully engage in the residential school and ongoing online discussions. This is taught, assessed and practised in assessment task 1 and 3. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Social work students are taught a global perspective through their development of an understanding of disadvantage, marginalisation, and the ways in which society and culture contribute to this. This attribute is assessed and practised through assessment task 2. 		True True True
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 which they can then practise throughout the unit in all assessments. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will be exposed to and expected to develop independent learning strategies and techniques throughout the unit which they can then practise. 		True
7 Social Responsibility
Social responsibility is a core social work principle that will be taught and practised throughout the unit. 		True True True
8 Team Work
All social work theory and practice units are taught in the problem-based learning framework where students are taught to contribute to group learning. In particular, this unit focuses on group formation and group work skills where teamwork is paramount. This attribute is assessed and practised through assessment task 1 and 3. 		True True True
   

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