Human Rights Based Practice and Community Development

Course aim

To critically analyse constructions of human rights and their application to social work and community development.

Course content

Students will develop an advanced understanding of International and Australian human rights laws and treaties including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Australian human rights legislation, organisations, policies and practices and community development theories and frameworks. Students will critically analyse philosophies, concepts and theories of human rights, culture, gender and human rights, community development, human rights and social justice, a human rights framework for ethical social work practice with disadvantaged communities including women, children, refugees, migrants, vulnerable older people, people with mental or physical illness or disability and Indigenous Australians.

Textbook(s)

Nil

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

Case study analysis, Essay

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.