WS3512:04
Social Work in Practice
Townsville, Cairns
Prerequisites: WS2011 WS2014
Inadmissable Subject Combination: WS3510
32 hours workshops or the equivalent in mixed mode on-campus delivery. First semester.
Available to level 3 BSW students.
Staff: Dr S Gair, Ms R Frangos (Townsville campus); Ms D Nilsson (Cairns campus).
This subject gives an overview of broad theoretical positions within social work practice. Students will begin to develop the ability to link theory to practice decisions and practice action.
Learning Objectives:
- develop an understanding of how major theories of social work have evolved within different ideological frameworks;
- develop a beginning awareness of how different models of practice shape different types of intervention, strategies and skills;
- develop an understanding of the uniqueness of a social work approach to human problems and issues;
- explore the class, race, gender and cultural factors that influence theory and practice.
Assessment by written and/or class-based assignments.
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