WS3011:03
Politics of Community Work
Townsville, Cairns
Prerequisites: WS1001 WS1003 or permission of HOS
13 lectures, 24 tutorials or the equivalent in mixed mode on-campus delivery. First semester. Also offered at Mackay campus.
Staff: Ms R Bone (Townsville campus); Ms R Lynn (Cairns campus).
This subject focuses on the politics of community work and community work as a political activity.
The subject explores the social and political context of practice; the nature of contemporary social policy formulation and the forces that influence and shape its development; and community and social policy practice skills.
Learning Objectives:
- have a broad understanding of the range of political structures, issues and ideological imperatives impacting upon community based practice;
- have a good understanding of the political ideologies underlying social policy and various models of welfare provision;
- be familiar with a number of competing models of social policy;
- have an understanding from various sociological insights into the way social problems become selected as targets for social policy and or community work intervention;
- be familiar with a range of key concepts, values, principles and choices employed in the study and analysis of social needs and social policy;
- be able to undertake a straightforward social policy analysis;
- be able to articulate a range of policy practice skills to intervene in the policy process.
Assessment by take home examination (60%); presentation (40%).
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