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SWM5180

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 24 April 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

Department of Social Work

Coordinator(s)

Dr Deborah Western

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

At the conclusion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary theory and practice in human resources management, including:
    • the nature and characteristics of the social and community services (health and welfare) workforce industrial relations in this workforce
    • the different types of organisations in this industrial sector and consequent differences in workforce patterns
    • theories of human resources management as they relate to the health and welfare workforce, and especially to social work staff
    • administrative control of staff
    • professional development of staff
    • support of staff
    • mediation within and between organisations
    • professional staff recruitment; and
    • supervising professional staff in general and through organisational transition.
  2. Consider, analyse, discuss and apply these concepts and theories in your practice as a manager.

Outcomes

The unit will cover the nature and characteristics of the social and community services (health and welfare) workforce, industrial relations in this workforce, the different types of organisations in this industrial sector and consequent differences in workforce patterns, theories of human resources management as they relate to the health and welfare workforce and especially to social work staff, administrative control of staff, professional development of staff, support of staff, mediation within and between organisations, professional staff recruitment, supervising professional staff in general and through organisational transitions.

Assessment

Hurdle requirement of reflective exercises (equivalent to 1,000 words)
Essay 1 (2,000 words) (30%)
Essay or presentation 2 (6,000 words or equivalent) (70%)

Essay or presentation 2 must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Deborah Western

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

Social work

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/socialwork/