WS4504 - Field Education 2

Credit points:	09
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of Social Work & Community Welfare

Available to BSW students and Graduate BSW students.

Students will undertake a 15 week block placement with an accredited social work supervisor to prepare them for entry into professional social work. Preparation for placement takes place in Semester 1.

Learning Outcomes

• to assess needs and select and apply appropriate intervention strategies;
• to be able to apply theoretical concepts and principles of practice;
• to be able to identify major social, political and economic factors impinging on agencies and shaping policy and practice;
• to continue to develop knowledge and skills in general practice;
• to evaluate and record processes and outcomes;
• to recognise and evaluate social work roles and functions and how they relate to agencies services and objectives;
• to understand policy formulation and how policy and practice influence each other.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products.

Prerequisites:

WS3503

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Ms Amanda Nickson
Contact hours:	30 hours workshops/Seminars 75 days professional experience
Assessment:	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.
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Ms Amanda Nickson
Contact hours:	30 hours workshops/Seminars 19 hours 75 days professional experience
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	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.
External, Study Period 9
Census Date 12-Oct-2007
Coordinator:	Ms Amanda Nickson
Contact hours:	30 hours workshops/Seminars 19 hours 75 days professional experience
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	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.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Ms Jo Mensinga
Contact hours:	30 hours workshops/Seminars 19 hours 75 days professional experience
Assessment:	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.
Mackay, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Professor Rosamund Thorpe
Lecturers:	Ms Eunice Donovan, Mrs Lynne O'Keefe Daly.
Contact hours:	30 hours workshops/Seminars 75 days professional experience
Assessment:	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.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.