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ATS2713

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 18 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitSchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences, Gippsland
OfferedGippsland Second semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Gippsland Full year 2013 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Cathy Trembath

Notes

Previously coded SCW2306

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. On-campus students must undertake this unit in semester two.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of welfare practice through participation in the ongoing work of an agency.
  2. Integrate and apply relevant knowledge and skills in a practice setting.
  3. Critically evaluate their values, attitudes and beliefs and the ways in which these can influence their practice.
  4. Analyse and critique their role as an agent of change in social and community welfare practice.

Assessment

Pre-placement assignment (750 words): 10%
Learning plan (1500 words): 20%
Field education assignment (6000 words): 70%
To obtain a pass in the unit students will be required to pass each piece of work (the unit will be assessed as pass grade only).

Chief examiner(s)

Cathy Trembath

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Community welfare and counselling

Prerequisites

ATS2823

Co-requisites

ATS2822

Prohibitions

ATS3713, GSC2306, GSC3306, SCW2306, SCW3306