WS5605 - Advanced Social Work Practicum

Credit points:	09
Year:	2015
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	College of Arts, Society & Education

Compulsory final placement in Masters of Social Work (Professional Qualifying). Students will undertake a 14 week block placement with an accredited social work supervisor to prepare them for entry into professional social work. Preparation for placement takes place in a block workshop in July.

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 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;
• to continue to develop knowledge and skills in generic practice.

Prerequisites:	WS5303 A WS5516 A WS5611 and allow concurrent for WS5611
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	WS4504

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 27-Aug-2015
Coordinator:	Ms Ines Zuchowski
Contact hours:	16 hours - Pre-placement seminars and workshop on campus in Townsville in July. Plus integration seminars during placements. 500 hours professional experience
Assessment:	learning plan; mid-placement assessment; end of placement assessment; placement report; fortnightly practice journal; attendance at all integration workshops, pre-placement planning workshops and completion of pre-placement task.
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 27-Aug-2015
Face to face teaching (Compulsory 2 day workshop oncampus in mid July - exact dates TBA)
Coordinator:	Ms Ines Zuchowski
Contact hours:	16 hours - Pre-placement seminars and worskhop on campus in Townsville or Cairns in July. Plus online integration during placements. 500 hours professional experience
Assessment:	learning plan; mid-placement assessment; end of placement assessment; placement report; fortnightly practice journal; attendance at all integration workshops, pre-placement planning workshops and completion of pre-placement task.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 27-Aug-2015
Coordinator:	Ms Ines Zuchowski
Contact hours:	16 hours - Pre-placement seminars and workshop on campus in Cairns in July. Plus integration seminars during placements. 500 hours professional experience
Assessment:	learning plan; mid-placement assessment; end of placement assessment; placement report; fortnightly practice journal; attendance at all integration workshops, pre-placement planning workshops and completion of pre-placement task.

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.