WELF 2006 Fields of Practice 1

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 102172

Coordinator Robyn North Opens in new window

Description Fields of Practice 1 introduces Social Work students to a range of skills and contexts of social work practice. The unit draws from the expertise of the Social Work team at Western Sydney University, engages with consumer educators and practitioners, and provides students with opportunities to practice their skills in our state of the art Skills Lab at Parramatta and Liverpool. The critical approach to the unit takes account of the diversity in social work in terms of the range of people, groups and communities with whom students will work.

School Social Sciences

Discipline Social Work

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject

Restrictions Students must have successfully completed 40 credit points and must be enrolled in 1665 Bachelor of Community Welfare, 1666 Bachelor of Social Work or 1713 Bachelor of Criminal and Community Justice/ Bachelor of Social Work.

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Reflection 1,000 words in total 30 N Individual
Report 500 words 40 N Individual
Essay 1,500 words 30 N Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Connolly, M, Harms,L and Maidment, J., (4th ed.) 2017 (eds), Social Work: Contexts and Practice, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press

Teaching Periods