units

SWK3340

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 27 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational UnitDepartment of Social Work
OfferedNot offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)Dr Kerry Brydon

Synopsis

This unit will examine historical and contemporary trends in the definition and understanding of elder abuse. The unit will also consider legal and policy frameworks for protecting older people and critical practice issues such as risk assessment and risk management.

Outcomes

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

  1. Discuss and historical and contemporary trends in the definition and understanding of elder abuse, including the social construction of these phenomena;
  2. Identify the relative strengths and limitations of legal and policy frameworks for the protection of older people;
  3. Understand key practice concepts in ensuring the safety and well-being of older people including, but not limited to, risk and need assessments, case management strategies and inter-agency collaboration; and
  4. Critically analyze cross-cultural perspectives on aged care with particular and specific reference to the needs of indigenous children and their families.

Assessment

Assignment (equivalent 2,000 words) (40%)
Assignment (2,500 words) (60%)

Workload requirements

Students will attend up to three hours of direct teaching classes per week and are expected to complete nine hours of independent study each week.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Kerry Brydon

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

Social work

Prerequisites

SWK2100, SWK2120 and SWK2160.

Co-requisites

SWK3350 and SWK3390.

Prohibitions

SWK3320, SWK3330 and SWK3380.