HSW202 - Placement Readiness: Preparing for Supervised Social Work Practice
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong), Warrnambool, Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H330 Bachelor of Social Work. |
| Corequisite: | HSW111 and HSW118 |
| 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. Online students only: All online students must attend a compulsory 3 day intensive at the Geelong Waterfront Campus at which core practical learning requirements will be taught. View intensive dates and locations. 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. Online and Community Based Delivery (CBD) students are required to attend the intensive face-to-face workshops as part of this unit, as well as participate in a minimum of 8 weekly online sessions throughout the trimester. On campus students are required to attend a minimum of 8 weekly face-to-face seminars. All students must achieve a pass grade in this unit as a prerequisite requirement for first placement as part of unit HSW314 or HSW415. |
Content
Unit HSW202 is designed to prepare Bachelor of Social Work students for their first social work field placement experience as part of units HSW314 and HSW415. The emphasis is on supporting students to begin connecting the theoretical knowledge and practice skills acquired through classroom learning in the other second year units with the complexities of social work practice in contemporary work environments. Additionally, this unit is designed to support students to develop the judgment and self-management skills that will enable them to optimise their professional learning within the contemporary practice context. The unit structure and content aligns coherently with the common learning and assessment areas for placement, as these reflect the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW) practice standards and ethical code for all social work practitioners.
There will be three practice-based assessments for the unit, each designed for students to demonstrate their judgement, emotional and behavioural regulation, and knowledge and skills within simulated workplace scenarios. A pass grade in the unit will be a pre-requisite for entry into the first placement unit for all Bachelor of Social Work students. For most students HSW202 will be a pre-requisite for HSW314. For the small group of students who obtain Recognition of prior learning for HSW314, HSW202 will be a pre-requisite for HSW415/HSW404.
Hurdle requirement
Online students only:
Attendance at a 3 day intensive held during trimester at Waterfront (Geelong) campus. 2025 intensive dates and locations information will be available mid November.
Unit Fee Information
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