PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE A

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Overview

In this subject students are provided with experiential learning opportunities to further integrate theory with practice, to demonstrate appropriate professional relationships, and gain working knowledge of organisational contexts. Through this professionally supervised practice experience students will be provided with constructive feedback on their performance and will be challenged to critically self-reflect on their effectiveness. Students will have opportunities to further develop skills in basic interviewing, assessment and intervention processes required for practice along with skills in research. Professional competencies will be developed across nine key learning areas and will be assessed against the standard of competency at a beginning level with support.

Portfolio

Science, Health & Engineering (Pre 2022)

School

Subject coordinator

Fiona Smith

Subject type

Postgraduate

Year level

Year Level 5 - Masters

AQF level

Level 9 - Masters Degree

Available as elective

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

Yes

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Learning resources

Prereading - Book - Making the most of field placement

Career ready

Career focused:This subject contains career development learning or professional engagement opportunities

Work based learning (placement):Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced placement:Uni sourced

Entire subject or partial subject:Entire subject

Total hours/days required:

525 hours

Location of work based learning:Metro, Offshore - metro, Regional, Offshore - regional

Work based learning additional requirements:

Most placements are metropolitan but we offer interstate and international placements.

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Integrate social work knowledge, values and skills to solve a range of complex social work problems

Critically evaluate professional knowledge, values and skills to demonstrate adaptability and responsibility as a beginning social work practitioner.

Critically analyse and evaluate the impact of complex organisational contexts on practice.

Apply and appraise professional knowledge and skills in the context of the Australian Association of Social Workers Practice Standards with autonomy and expert judgement as a beginning social work practitioner.

Requisite rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted into one of the following courses: HZSK, HZSKB, HZSKW, HZSKM, HZSKP; AND must have passed all of the following subjects: SWP4APA, SWP4APB, SWP4LHE, SWP4FPA

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