WS1004:03
Understanding Professional Helping
| Townsville, Cairns, Mackay | HECS Band 1 |
20 hours lectures, 24 hours practicals or the equivalent in mixed mode on-campus delivery. Semester 2 at all campuses. Semester 1, Limited Attendance (Townsville campus).
Staff: Ms G Galloway (Cairns campus).
This subject introduces students to the world of professional practice — its issues, concerns, dilemmas and possibilities. The principles of social justice are considered in relation to such practice with emphasis given to group work methodology.
Learning Objectives:
- understand the differences between professional and non-professional approaches to helping;
- be able to articulate the theoretical and ideological bases of welfare practice;
- engage a case scenario from a groupwork perspective demonstrating the ability to integrate theory with practice at the assessment, intervention and evaluation stages of professional practice.
Assessment by presentation and/or written assignment (100%).