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Area/Catalogue
WELF 3011

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
013418

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Unit Value
13.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy

Course aim

To enable the student to engage in the development of his/her social work practice, in a supported learning environment, and located in a practice setting.

Course content

Students will complete a 500 hour placement in which their professional selves will be developed. Using theory in practice will involve understanding the role of values and ethics, process and purpose, the professional relationship, accountability and competence, approaches to intervention strategies.

Textbook(s)

Cleak and Wilson 2013, Making the most of Field Placement , 3rd edition, Cengage, Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

All first and second year (and third year for double degree students) courses of the program Bachelor of Social Work, with the exception of the first year elective. Students are required to have undertaken a criminal history screening through the Department of Families and Communities and to have completed a 1 day Child Safe Environments Course. Some placements may require students to hold a current drivers licence and recognised First Aid Certificate.

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
WELF 2009 Social Work Practice Strategies

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Tutorial 2 hours x 8 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork) 500 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Tutorial 2 hours x 8 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork) 500 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Tutorial 2 hours x 8 weeks
Field Placement (Fieldwork) 500 hours x N/A

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


Assessment

Placement, Portfolio, Presentation

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.375
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
How to determine your Commonwealth Supported course fee. (Opens new window)

Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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.

Course Coordinators

Mr Steve Muller
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