WS2510 - Interpersonal Practice
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
This subject is an introduction to the skills and framework of interpersonal practice and communication in human services work. The subject introduces students to fundamental skills used to work with people and communities. These include the skills of reflective, empathic listening, exploring issues of concern and working in partnership towards change. Interpersonal skills are seen as part of professional, accountable practice and as such, influenced by the knowledge base of human services practice. In this subject, students are required to become familiar with one particular theory, counter-oppressive practice, and to reflect on how this particular theory influences the way listening occurs, questions are asked and interpersonal communication is used as a tool for practice.
Learning Outcomes
- understanding of and skills in the use of self and attending behaviours including empathy, warmth, respect, openness and genuineness;
- understanding of and skills in using a range of micro-skills of interpersonal communication and helping, including engaging and building rapport, reflective listening, identifying and reflecting feeling, questioning and paraphrasing;
- understanding of the importance of race, ethnicity and culture on the development of empathic relationships in social welfare practice and the ability to demonstrate sensitivity to these issues;
- understanding of a range of other helping interventions used in social welfare practice (eg. mediation, advocacy);
- understanding and appreciation of the contribution that Indigenous frameworks of helping offer in extending the responsiveness and sensitivity of social welfare interventions.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Prerequisites: | WS1006 or 12 credit points of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | WS2019 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Debra Miles |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (40%); dvd and reflection (60%). |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Face to face teaching 25-Apr-2015 to 28-Apr-2015 (Compulsory on campus workshop during lecture recess SP1) | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Debra Miles |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (40%); dvd and reflection (60%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Debra Miles |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (40%); dvd and reflection (60%). |
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.