HSW434 - Administration and Policy Development: The Organisational Context
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online with significant campus requirements (see scheduled learning activities), Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work (H330) |
| Prerequisite: | HSW314 (or appropriate experience in a human services organisation as approved by the unit chair) |
| 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 - online | 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 | All online students must attend a compulsory 1 day intensive at the Geelong Waterfront Campus at which core practical learning requirements will be taught. 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
The unit relates professional social work practice to organisational theory, models of administration and management, and the domain of industrial relations, paying particular attention to the public sector and to human services delivery systems. Organisational forms in which social workers operate will be discussed, including the different levels of government and the non-government sector. The work context for social work practice will be analysed and a number of critiques of the established order presented, including radical change models and feminist analysis of bureaucracies. Social control functions of public welfare will be highlighted as well as issues relating to social justice and public welfare.
Hurdle requirement
- Attendance at a 1 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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