HSW118 - Social Work Methods in Context: Social Work Theory and Practice C
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong), Warrnambool, Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | HSW101 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week supported by weekly online independent and collaborative learning activities |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Online students only: Online independent and collaborative learning activities will support learning across the trimester. NIKERI (CBD) students only: Online independent and collaborative learning activities including online practical experiences (workshops). |
| In-person attendance requirements | Campus students only: 1 x 2 hour lecture per week. Campus students are required to attend at least 9 out of the 11 lectures. NIKERI-CBD students only: There are compulsory intensives for all students at the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute, Geelong-Waurn Ponds Campus. These intensives are arranged by year-level. Please contact the NIKERI Social Work Course Team for more information on 1800 063 383. |
| Note: | *National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. |
Content
This unit examines the role of social work across a number of contexts or fields of practice in which mental health issues are encountered. It explores the construction of complex personal and social problems; the lived experience of people experiencing mental health issues and that of their carers; social work values and attitudes; methods of social work engagement and the contexts of service delivery. The unit builds on and extends students' understanding of critical social work theory and practice.
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