12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit
Coordinator(s)
Unit guides
Offered
- First semester 2017 (Day)
- First semester 2017 (Off-campus)
- Second semester 2017 (Day)
- Second semester 2017 (Off-campus)
- Summer semester A 2017 (Day)
- Summer semester A 2017 (Off-campus)
Notes
This unit is offered in Semester 2 only. Semester 1 and Summer A offerings are made on application only and are subject to approval.
Please note, this unit has had the following change/s during 2017: change to unit coordinator and chief examiner, amendment to synopsis and assessment.
For previous handbook information please contact the Faculty office.
Synopsis
Supervised Professional Practice 2 enables students to operationalise the professional social work role. The unit comprises 500 hours of supervised professional practice in the field.
There is an opportunity to review skills and to facilitate the integration of theory and practice through contact with the University Contact (liaison) allocated to the student and supervisor while on placement.
Outcomes
This is the final opportunity for Supervised Professional Practice before qualifying as a social worker. The expectation is that students will refine, expand and consolidate the competency that they achieved in their first placement and that by completion of final placement will be able to practise as an independent, responsible and reflective Social Work practitioner.
Assessment
While on placement, students are required to complete:
- Learning agreement and assessment report (Hurdle)
- Case study or report (1,000 words)(hurdle)
- Critical learning analysis (1,000 words) (hurdle)
A final evaluation report is completed by the Social Work Educator in consultation with the student, where 9 core learning areas are rated. To meet AASW accreditation requirements the student must reach a level of 'capability' (3) for 9 core learning outcome areas appropriate to the setting by the end of the placement.
The unit is pass grade only (PGO).
Workload requirements
The AASW set down the workload requirements for a Field Placement.
You must complete 500 hours at one agency, or 14 weeks.
In addition to the Field Placement experience you are also required to undertake a number of formal assessment pieces (details listed later in this unit guide).
You need to do this full-time if you are enrolled in the unit full-time. If you are enrolled in the unit part-time you must discuss this with the Field Education Academic Director as soon as possible.
Students are required to complete 3 assessment tasks. One of the tasks (LAAR) involves two joint reports with the Social Work Educator.
See also Unit timetable information
Chief examiner(s)
This unit applies to the following area(s) of study
Social work
Prerequisites
SWK3180 or SWK3240.