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WS4504 - Field Education 2

Credit points: 09
Year: 2019
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: College of Arts, Society & Education

Available to BSW students.

Students will undertake a 500 hours block placement with an accredited social work supervisor to prepare them for entry into professional social work. Preparation for placement takes place in Study period 1 and 2, students attend workshop in July.

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate knowledge of and critically reflect on values, ethics and professionalism in daily social work practice;
  • demonstrate and critically reflect on culturally responsive and inclusive practice;
  • analyses and synthesise social work theories, concepts, methods and techniques, and apply to practice;
  • apply effective communication and interpersonal skills, in a range of settings and contexts, informed by critical reflections on use of self;
  • implement advanced information recording and sharing strategies;
  • actively participate in professional development and supervision through critical reflection and research.
Prerequisites: WS3503 AND WS4514 AND (WS4511 OR WS5611). ALLOW CONCURRENT IN WS4511.
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations: 		WS5604

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2019
Non-standard start/end 14-Jul-2019 to 22-Nov-2019
Face to face teaching 14-Jul-2019 to 15-Jul-2019 (compulsory pre placement workshop - Sunday 14th July and Monday 15th July 2019)
Coordinator: Ms Sally Watson
Lecturers: Dr Ines Zuchowski, Ms Sally Watson.
Contact hours:
  • 16 hours - Workshop/Seminars: on campus pre-placement workshop required - students may attend Cairns or Townsville campus
  • 500 hours professional experience
Assessment: learning plan; mid-placement assessment; end of placement assessment; placement report; daily practice journal; attendance at all integration workshops, pre-placement planning workshops and completion of pre-placement tasks.

Cairns, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2019
Non-standard start/end 14-Jul-2019 to 22-Nov-2019
Face to face teaching 14-Jul-2019 to 15-Jul-2019 (compulsory pre placement workshop - Sunday 14th July and Monday 15th July 2019)
Coordinator: Ms Sally Watson
Lecturers: Professor Debra Miles, Dr Ines Zuchowski, Ms Tracey Dickinson, Ms Sandra Croaker, Ms Sally Watson.
Contact hours:
  • 16 hours - Workshop/Seminars: on campus pre-placement workshop required - students may attend Cairns or Townsville campus
  • 500 hours professional experience
Assessment: learning plan; mid-placement assessment; end of placement assessment; placement report; daily practice journal; attendance at all integration workshops, pre-placement planning workshops and completion of pre-placement tasks.

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