6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit
Coordinator(s)
Not offered in 2017
Synopsis
The unit intends to help students develop knowledge and insight into the everyday activities of community work and the theoretical assumptions that underpin community work and how these relate, in particular, to the child welfare and aged care contexts.
Outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Discuss the concept of community and community work, including that ways it may apply to child welfare and aged care contexts.
- Compare different models community work including community development, community organization, social action and social planning.
- Understand the value and ideological bases of community work, including that ways these may apply to child welfare and aged care contexts.
- Understand appropriate ethical behaviors and standards in community work.
- Critically analyze how different types of organizations influences community work with emphasis on child welfare and aged care settings.
- Understand the roles, strategies and skills central to community work.
Assessment
- Interview of a community development worker or attendance at a community group meeting or forum (1,000 words) (40%)
- Analysis of a contemporary community development project (3,500 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)
This unit applies to the following area(s) of study
Social work
Co-requisites
Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Social Welfare or the Human Services stream of the Bachelor of Health Sciences.