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HSSW430 MSW (ProfQual) Fieldwork 2

Credit Points 24
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
10 June 2013 14 June 2013 Mandatory The AASW requires that social work students attend a minimum of 5 days face-to-face on campus during each full time equivalent trimester.
21 October 2013 25 October 2013 Mandatory The AASW requires that social work students attend a minimum of 5 days face-to-face on campus during each full time equivalent trimester.
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in MSW(ProfQual) and 72 credit points at 300 and 400 level including HSSW330 and HSSW410
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HSSW411
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Sabina Arora (sarora3@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This is a fieldwork unit for Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) candidates comprising 550 hours in a social work related practicum. Practical fieldwork is an integral part of social work education and required by the Australian Association of Social Workers for eligibility. Fieldwork placements provide students with the challenge of working with clients in a range of supervised settings. Students are supervised by an experienced social worker during their practicum where they will be expected to undertake the duties of a social worker and reflect on their practice and the services of the agency. In this second placement, students are expected to perform advanced social work student activities and skills. This unit must be taken as a full time unit over one semester.
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

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

The Helping Process: Assessment to Termination
ISBN: 9781111298432
McClam, T. and Woodside, M., Wadsworth 1st ed. 2011
Text refers to: Trimester 1 and 2 , Off Campus
The Human Services Internship
ISBN: 9781111186876
Myer Kiser, P., Cengage Learning 3rd ed. 2011
Text refers to: Trimester 1 and 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 30% equiv 3500
Assessment Notes
Weekly journal
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
Assignment 2 20% equiv 2000
Assessment Notes
Case presentation at mid placement
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8
Practical 50%
Assessment Notes
SR/RNS ( satisfied requirements/ requirements not satisfied) Successful completion of 550 hours field placement
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1,2 ,6, 7, 8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. explain and critique the role of a social worker in an appropriate work-related field;
  2. apply beginning social work skills individually and as part of a team in a professional social work setting;
  3. apply reflexive techniques to analyse developing professional practice and contextualise the policies and practices of the agency; and
  4. use 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 Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) and students will be taught to practise the skills and incorporate theoretical knowledge from previous units whilst undertaking fieldwork. This is assessed in assessment tasks 1 and 2 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught to use high level communication skills with peers, colleagues and clients during their fieldwork practice. This is assessed in assessment tasks 1 and 2. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Social work students are expected to develop a global perspective in their developing understanding of disdvantage and marginalisation and the ways in which society and culture contribute to this as part of life-long learning. This is assessed in assessment task 1. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students engage in online peer discussions regarding their experiences while on fieldwork practice. This will be assessed in Assessment 1, the online weekly written journal. 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will be taught and expected to develop independent learning strategies and techniques throughout the unit which can then be practised throughout life. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be undertaking fieldwork with direct client contact where they will pratise using problem-solving skills to assess the clients' requirements from a social work service. This is assessed in assessment task 1 and 2. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will be taught to work in a socially responsible manner during their fieldwork practice. This is assessed in assessment task 1 and 2. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will be required to work as part of a team in their professional fieldwork practice. This is assessed in assessment task 2. 		True True
   

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