Postgraduate - UnitEDF5659 - Building partnerships with families and communities

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Not offered in 2014

Synopsis

This unit provides students with knowledge and skills in building partnerships with families and communities in their capacity as current or future professionals in particular professional contexts. Social, health and education services situate partnerships as central to the delivery of professional services and supports for children, youths and families. Students gain an understanding of the importance of professional partnership with families and communities by learning fundamental elements of communication, problem solving, collaborative planning and service provision. They develop their leadership capacities in fostering collaborations with integrated services by applying reflexive practice.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

develop a critical understanding of knowledge and skills in building partnerships
assess the practical and professional issues in building partnerships with families and communities
demonstrate a sensitive and ethical approach to building partnerships with families and community
analyse and reflect on social and educational processes to establishing professional partnerships with families and community
apply acquired knowledge to exhibit leadership in developing partnerships with families and communities.

Assessment

Communicative plan in building partnership with families and communities (4000 words, 50%)
Report on experiences of establishing professional partnership with families and communities (4000 words, 50%)

Workload requirements

Flexible mode offers a stand-alone online offering that allows students to learn and engage in content and assessment in a supported way. It also provides a face to face component of 12 hours over the semester to engage students with the online learning content, which students can attend if they are able and interested.

Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for flexible students:

12 contact hours and 24 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester or
36 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

independent study to meet the minimum required hours per semester

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

Education - General
Education - Learning communities and practice development