WS3503:08
Field Education 1
Townsville, Cairns
HECS Band 1
12 hours pre-placement planning workshops or the equivalent in mixed mode delivery, 13 weeks full-time field work, 18 hours integration workshops, 1.5 hours professional supervision per student per week, 6 hours field liaison per student, during and as part of field placement. Semester 1.
Available to level 3 BSW students.
Staff: Dr J Thomson (Townsville campus); Ms D Nilsson (Cairns campus).
Students will undertake a 13 week block placement with an accredited social work supervisor. This provides the foundation for further theoretical, empirical and applied study. Placement preparation workshops will be held prior to placement beginning.
Learning Objectives:
- to develop and integrate knowledge and skills in generic practice;
- to develop an understanding of the workings of welfare/community organisations and the interrelationships of such organisations;
- to develop an understanding of the role of a professional social worker;
- to develop the practice skills of a social worker;
- to develop a knowledge of the variety and range of different types of social work practice;
- to promote an understanding of the organisational and political context of social work practice.
Assessment by learning plan, mid-placement assessment, end of placement assessment, statement of learning (1,500 words), daily practice journal, attendance at all integration workshops, pre-placement planning workshops and completion of pre-placement tasks. All pieces of assessment are regarded as of equal importance. All pieces of assessment must be completed at a satisfactory standard in order to gain an overall satisfactory grading.