Social Work and Policy Practice

Course aim

To introduce the human services as a context for social work practice and critically analyse the interplay of social and economic policy and organisational service delivery in an Australian and international human service contexts.

Course content

Students will develop an advanced knowledge of historical themes in the evolution and delivery of social work, welfare and community services delivery, the underpinning values of human rights and social justice and the engagement of Indigenous Australians with the human services. Students will critically analyse contemporary trends in social policy and the planning and evaluating of human services including the role of organisations as mediators of social policy delivery with an emphasis on service delivery models, professional social work in organisational contexts and social work leadership.

Textbook(s)

Chenoweth, L. & Mcauliffe, D. 2017, The road to social work and human service practice, 5th edition, Cengage Learning, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Essay, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4S)
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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.