MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


WEL2310

Human services: casework and groupwork

Ian Murray

4 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: WEL1310 and WEL1330

Synopsis Techniques and knowledge applying to welfare work with individuals and small groups and the recording processes involved in this. Interviewing, verbal and non-verbal communication, listening, clarifying, establishing needs and resources. The human services worker as counsellor, broker, agent and advocate. Referring, recording, case histories, case discussions. Confidentiality and ethics. Group dynamics. Working with task-centred groups.

Assessment Written reports and essays (5000 words): 100%

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