WS1004 - Understanding Professional Helping
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Social Work & Community Welfare |
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 Outcomes
- understand the differences between professional and non-professional approaches to helping;
- be able to articulate the theoretical and ideological bases of welfare practice;
- engage with a case scenario demonstrating the ability to integrate theory with practice at the assessment, intervention and evaluation stages of professional practice.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Anthony McMahon |
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| Assessment: | presentations (35%); report on an in class activity (20%); case study report (45%). |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Anthony McMahon |
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| Method of Delivery: | Printed materials |
| Assessment: | assignments. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | swemg |
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| Assessment: | presentations (35%); report on in class activity (20%); assignments (45%). |
| Mackay, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
| Lecturer: | Mrs Lynne O'Keefe Daly. |
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| Assessment: | assignments. |
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