Rural Social Work

Course aim

This course equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary to operate successfully as social workers in rural, remote and regional settings.

Course content

The context of human services in Rural Australia; Application of social work theory to rural social worker practice; intervention strategies relevant and appropriate to the field of (rural) practice; sociological analyses of rural communities, mining towns and railways towns; the roles and social status/identity of women, Aboriginal people and farmers; policy formulation, decision-making procedures and service delivery approaches in rural areas; professional isolation.

Textbook(s)

Alston, M 2009, Innovative human services practice-Australia's changing landscape, 1st, Palgrave Macmillan, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of all first and second year Bachelor of Social Work courses

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (Online)	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay 1, Essay 2, Online activities

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.