Undergraduate - UnitSWK3180 - Supervised professional practice 1

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Social Work
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Off-campus) Caulfield Full year 2013 (Day) Caulfield Full year 2013 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Marija Dragic

Synopsis

The unit is a structured educational program which provides students with the opportunity to undertake a 14 week field education placement. The placement is undertaken in an organisational or community setting under the supervision of a professional and experienced Social Worker. Placement starts on the 10th June and finishes on the 13th September 2013.

Outcomes

The purpose of supervised professional practice is to enable students to operationalise the professional social work role. In doing so, students are expected to be able to conceptualise, articulate and explain the progress they are making in relation to their development of a professional social work identity. Placements provide students with an opportunity to reflect on and apply theory that they learn at University to practice under the supervision of a social worker.

Assessment

While on placement for 70 days, students are required to complete:
Learning Agreement and Assessment Report
Mid Placement oral presentation
Case study or report of 1500 words
Critical learning analysis of 1500 words

This unit is pass grade only (PGO).

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Marija Dragic

Contact hours

14 weeks full time placement

Prerequisites

Must have passed one of SWK3240 or SWK3400