Human Service Workers and the Law

Course aim

To enable the students to develop and apply legal knowledge and skills required of social and human service workers and to critically examine legal responses to social issues.

Course content

The students will develop an introductory knowledge of the law, including criminal law, contract and other business related law, family law, child protection law, residential and consumer protections, discrimination law, definitions of mental incapacity and the relationship between professional ethics and law and human rights and law. The students will apply their knowledge to the legal protections and risks for human service workers, professional negligence, confidentiality and privacy and the legal context of human services funding arrangements.

Textbook(s)

Kennedy, R with Richards, J 2012, Integrating Human Service Law and Practice, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Specific program
Program	Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
MBSI	WELF 1014	Human Service Provision
MBSS	WELF 1014	Human Service Provision
MBSW	WELF 1014	Human Service Provision
WBSW	WELF 1014	Human Service Provision
DDAR	WELF 1014	Human Service Provision
MBIW	WELF 1014	Human Service Provision
MBSP	WELF 1013	Professional Development: Counselling and Psychology

Social Work and Human Services (including MBSP double degree) students need to have completed WELF 1014 Human Service Provision prior to enrolling in this course. Psychology students need to have completed WELF 1013 Professional Development: Counselling and Psychology prior to enrolling in this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online)	2.5 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (Online)	2.5 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

Case study, Examination

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.