WORKING WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING FAMILY VIOLENCE: PRACTICE APPLICATIONS

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Overview

This subject will prepare you to better understand your client groups in the area of family violence, and the broad issues that impact safety and wellbeing and hence delivery of quality services. You will build on and integrate the core theoretical practice knowledge, skills and values learnt throughout the course … For more content click the Read more button below.

This subject will prepare you to better understand your client groups in the area of family violence, and the broad issues that impact safety and wellbeing and hence delivery of quality services. You will build on and integrate the core theoretical practice knowledge, skills and values learnt throughout the course and required for ethical and efficient practice response at entrance level in either direct or indirect family violence practice settings.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

Subject coordinator

Maureen Long

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 3 - UG

AQF level

Level 7 - Bachelor Degree

Available as elective

Available to study abroad / exchange students

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

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Learning resources

Prescribed - Book - Social work and domestic violence: Developing critical and reflective practice

Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Critically review values and assumptions commonly made about family violence.

Apply the ACWA Professional Code of Practice and Ethical Standards in the delivery of family violence interventions.

Conduct risk assessments based on the Victorian Family Violence Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework (CRAF)

Implement and review safety plans and other relevant interventions to support women and their children

Learning activities

You will engage in a range of learning activities, including workshops, the reading of online materials, team learning and case reviews. These are collectively designed to achieve and assess your performance in alignment with the subject’s intended learning outcomes. You will receive timely feedback (formal and informal) about your performance on these activities.

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