Child Centred Practice

Course aim

To develop student’s ability to critically analyse and apply contemporary family and child practice theory through child centred practice in a range of human service contexts.

Course content

The rights of children and child-centred practice; History and the cultural, economic and political context of definitions of child neglect and abuse and social work practice with children and families; the legal context for child-centred social work; contemporary theoretical and practice approaches to social work practice with children and families; child focused and child inclusive techniques and skills for practice with children and adolescents; culturally-sensitive and ethical practice including Indigenous and international perspectives.

Textbook(s)

Arney, F &Scott, D (eds) 2010, Working with vulnerable families: a partnership approach, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

All third year courses in the Bachelor of Social Work

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 9 weeks
Workshop	6 hours x 1 day
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online)	N/A x 13 weeks
External (On-campus workshop)	7.5 hours x 2 days
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 9 weeks
Workshop	6 hours x 1 day
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 9 weeks
Workshop	6 hours x 1 day
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (Online)	N/A x 13 weeks
External (On-campus workshop)	7.5 hours x 2 days

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

Assessment

Policy Analysis, Practice analysis, Skills demonstration

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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