WS2513:03
Community Work *
Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, External | HECS Band 1 |
13 hours lectures, 24 hours tutorials. Semester 2.
Staff: Mr P Jones (Townsville and Mackay campus); Ms R Lynn (Cairns campus).
This subject introduces students to a range of issues relating to the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for successful and progressive community work practice. Included in this exploration will be: a consideration of the concept of community; critical perspectives on the nature and meaning of community practice; values and ideologies; roles and processes in community work; current trends in community work theory and the critiques and contradictions of theory and practice.
Learning Objectives:
- develop a critical understanding of the concept of community; the nature of community work and community development and the relevance of these to contemporary societies and social welfare practice;
- become familiar with a number of models and theories of community work practice and the ideological and value positions associated with them;
- develop an awareness of the knowledge and skills necessary for effective, progressive community work practice;
- develop a critical appreciation of strategies and roles for developing sustainable communities.
Assessment by written assignments (50%); class presentations and/or in-class tests (50%).
* Offered each year on campus, offered in odd-numbered years by External mode