GSC2306

Field education and practice

(ART)

Joanie Smith

12 points + Full year + Gippsland, distance + Prerequisites: GSC1303, GSC1304, GSC1305 + Corequisites: GSC2303, GSC2304, GSC2307 + Available to Diploma of Arts (Social Welfare) students only

Synopsis: Students are placed in a welfare or community setting for sixty days to gain experiential learning and professional integration of their welfare theory and practice. The social welfare teaching section makes contact at least twice during placement to facilitate the learning process. Each student is supervised by a qualified field educator and is assigned a liaison person.

Assessment: Pre-placement assignment (750 words): 5% + Learning plan (1500 words): 10% + Field educator report: 30% + Mid-placement report (750 words): 5% + Field education assignment (6000 words): 50% + To obtain a pass in the subject students will be required to pass each piece of work + The subject will be assessed as pass grade only