MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Graduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Caution Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1320-6222

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

Social work and human services

Department of Social Work and Human Services

Social work section

Head: Mr Robert Carew

Postgraduate coordinator: Dr Chris Goddard

Introduction

The postgraduate degrees aim to provide an opportunity for human service and welfare professionals to enhance and develop their professional skills and knowledge and to make links between practice in the field and more academic knowledge and theory.

The degrees aim to provide for the needs of managers and policy developers as well as for social workers or others involved in direct work with clients. They also aim to cater for human service professionals who work as middle managers and as supervisors.

Members of staff and their fields of special interest

THEA BROWN child abuse; management of social and community services; labour force planning; local government.

ROBERT CAREW poverty; casework; groupwork; social work theory and knowledge.

KIM CHU cross-cultural social work; Asian immigration.

LINDA FREEDMAN rural social work; womens studies and Aboriginal issues.

CHRIS GODDARD child abuse; child sexual abuse; child protection; family violence; child welfare and children's rights.

LESLEY HEWITT sexual assault; family violence; women and social work.

MAX LIDDELL child abuse; homeless youth; policy; program development; administration.

ROSEMARY MARTYN child abuse; health; management information systems.

PHILIP MENDES social policy (Income Security); welfare lobby; child protection; political views of the unemployed.

JOHN MURPHY child welfare; poverty; homeless youth; management of social and community services.

DIRK VAN NEUREN contracting out; child welfare; aged care; health administration.

DESMA STRONG cross-cultural social work; ethics in social work; school social work.

CHRIS TROTTER corrections; family counselling; casework.

CAMMY WONG social work education; fieldwork training; working with children and young families.

MARGARET YANDELL pre-school child development and child care; families with young children.

Doctor of Philosophy

Applicants for this degree must have a Bachelor of Social Work degree (four-year degree with a credit average), or an Arts or Social Sciences honours degree at H1 or H2A level, or the equivalent.

Master of Social Work by research

The Department offers a Master of Social Work by research. Students are required to complete a major thesis of 40,000 to 60,000 words.

Entry requirements

Students will be required preferably to have a Bachelor of Social Work degree or other relevant degree with an approved fourth year of study at undergraduate, honours or diploma level. Academic record and work experience in the social services will be taken into account in selection.

Master of Social Work by coursework

The course may be taken on a full-time or part-time basis. The full-time course occupies twelve months and the part-time course is normally completed in twenty-four months. Students are required to complete four twelve-point units.

Entry requirements

Students will be required to have a Bachelor of Social Work degree or other relevant degree with an approved fourth year of study at undergraduate, honours or diploma level. Academic record and work experience in the social services will be taken into account in selection.

Course of studies

+ SWM3110 Advanced casework practice

+ SWM3120 Criminology and social work

+ SWM3130 Social service organisations, their purpose and management

+ SWM3140 Policy, program planning and evaluation I

+ SWM3150 Policy, program planning and evaluation II

+ SWM3160 Child protection

+ SWM3170 Special study

+ SWM3180 Management of human resources in the social services

Students enrolling in SWM3140 and SWM3150 (Policy, program planning and evaluation I and II) must take both parts in the same year. The two subjects may not be undertaken separately.All subjects may not be offered in any one year.

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