Key facts
UNE unit code: HLTH301
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- Trimester 1 - Online
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Yes
- No
- No
- 12
Unit information
Translate theory into real-world practice and hone your skills by completing 250 hours in a supervised community services fieldwork placement.
You will learn through experience as you engage with a range of clients at the level of a beginner community service worker, under supervision in a practice setting. Apply ethical, legal and professional practice standards, as you communicate with and work alongside people from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
The precise nature of your role is dependent upon the agency in which you are placed for this unit, and its services and programs. You may be required to travel some distance to undertake your placement.
A full-day mandatory workshop prepares you for the activities and processes you will experience during placement.
Enrolment closes four weeks before trimester commencement.
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For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 1 | Online |
| Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
An accreditation requirement is that there is at least one trimester of study between HLTH201 and HLTH301.
To ensure students are compliant for placement, they are required to review information on the Field Education Placement myLearn site. For any issues accessing or understanding the information on the myLearn site, the Field Education Placement Office can be contacted on 02 6773 3722 .
Advance Standing cannot be given for this unit.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate application of ethical, legal and professional practice standards through performing the role of a community service worker at a beginning level under supervision in a practice setting;
- perform competently to the level required of a beginning level practitioner in selected activities in a practice setting, demonstrating application of relevant theory in practice;
- demonstrate practice skills to work independently and as part of a team in a professional setting;
- appraise their professional practice learning needs in relation to ongoing professional development as a community worker; and
- choose and utilise effective technologies to communicate developing ideas with peers and to produce and present relevant reports on practice based learning.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 60% | All offerings | Competency based Written assessment incorporating fieldwork reports No. Words: 3000 (equivalent) Students will receive a mark of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory against this assessment. |
| Mandatory one day online workshop | Yes | 10% | All offerings | Competency based Preparation activities in online workshop No. Words: 1000 (equivalent) Attendance at the mandatory one day online workshop is required to pass the unit. Students will receive a mark of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory against this assessment. *Any breach of 100% attendance will require documented evidence and make-up activities |
| Online Presentation | Yes | 30% | All offerings | Competency based No. Words: 1500 (equivalent) Students will receive a mark of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory against this assessment. |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Community and Human Services: Concepts for Practice
ISBN: 9780190302917
Crinall, K. and Berends, L., Oxford University Press 2017
Text refers to: All offerings
Note: Recommended material may be held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
Making the Most of Field Placement
ISBN: 9780170457606
Cleak, H. and Wilson, J., Thomson Learning 5th ed. 2022
Text refers to: All offerings
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