SWK4060 - Planning for supervised professional practice placement 2 - 2017

This unit is structured to assist students in Planning and preparing for Supervised Professional Practice 2 (final Placement). The unit consists of 6 preplacement tutorial/briefings. Students complete Faculty and Departmental compliance requirements in this unit in order to proceed to a supervised professional practice placement. The unit is a prerequisite for SWK 4560

Upon successfully completing this unit students will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge and skills which demonstrate judgement and defined responsibility in relation to Faculty and department compliance and readiness for placement
2. Synthesise knowledge and skills building on learning achieved in Supervised Professional Practice 1 through participation in tutorials/briefings
3. Analyse and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of those involved in supervised professional practice placement - the university, the student, and the host organisation by participating in tutorial/ briefing activities
4. Integrate theory for social work practice by refining, expanding, and consolidating learning achieved through first placement in preparation for final placement, through participation in tutorials/briefings
5. Analyse, generalise and transmit the importance of supervision when undertaking supervised professional practice placement through participation in tutorials/briefings
6. Apply knowledge to prepare effectively for supervised professional practice placement, by completing preparation for placement mandatory requirements such as Faculty and Departmental compliance documentation, and by participating in tutorials/briefing.

• Preplacement tutorial/briefing 1 (hurdle)
• Preplacement tutorial/briefing 2 (hurdle)
• Preplacement tutorial/briefing 3 (hurdle)
• Preplacement tutorial/briefing 4 (hurdle)
• Preplacement tutorial/briefing 5 (hurdle)

Preplacement tutorial/briefing 6 (hurdle)

Each hurdle builds on the previous hurdle

On-campus: students will participate in 6 preplacement tutorial/briefings, comprising a mix of in class and online activities (up to 14 hours)

Off-campus: students will participate in 6 preplacement tutorial/briefings, comprising online activities (up to 14 hours)

See also Unit timetable information

Dr Louise Oliaro

Social work

Human services

Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Social Work course codes 0004, 3426, 3864, 3870, 3964, 3965