Rural Social Work

Course aim

To further develop social work skills and knowledge necessary to operate successfully as social workers in rural, remote and regional settings.

Course content

The students will develop advanced knowledge of rural and remote communities, critical understanding of issues and problems faced by the rural communities, disadvantage experienced by different groups in rural communities, socio-economic and political context of human services in rural Australia, theoretical frameworks and practice approaches relevant to human service delivery in the rural context. The students will apply their social work knowledge and skills in rural human service delivery through application of intervention strategies to the field of rural practice.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

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

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External	2 hours 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, Rural Practice Paper

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.