Informed Practice with Children

Course aim

This course aims to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of international, national and state policies and legislation concerning children’s wellbeing and protection. It also aims to develop students’ ability to apply this framework to identify and respond to the needs of children/young people and their families in Australia.

Course content

This course is designed to offer a theoretically informed understanding of the political, social, and professional context of working with children and young people and will explore the place of systems and communities in supporting child wellbeing. Students will develop knowledge and competencies in working with children and families from diverse backgrounds applying anti-oppressive, culturally safe and trauma-informed practice models.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
WELF 1020	Child Development

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Online	2.5 hours x 6 weeks
Seminar (compulsory, on campus)	7 hours x 2 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Online	2.5 hours x 6 weeks
Seminar (compulsory, on campus)	7 hours x 2 days
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Online	2.5 hours x 6 weeks
Seminar (compulsory, on campus)	7 hours x 2 days
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Online	2.5 hours x 6 weeks
Seminar (compulsory, on campus)	7 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

Case study, Test/Quiz

Fees

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