Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Arts and Humanities

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• Unit Title

  Psychology for Social Work

• Unit Code

  SWK1106

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

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Description

The unit provides students with an introduction to the study of people and their relationships. The unit focuses upon specific areas of psychological theory, which are of relevance to social work practice. Topic areas covered are self, motivation, relationships, cognition, emotions, violence, gender etc. Particular attention is paid to the role of culture in shaping how people are understood and responded to.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Describe human individual, social and cultural behaviour utilising key psychology concepts.
2. Develop a knowledge of key psychological concepts in relation to: cognition, personality, intelligence, motivation and emotion.
3. Identify key psychological concepts and theories and their contribution to social work theoretical development and practice.
4. Integrate psychological knowledge to inform social work practice.

Unit Content

1. Cognition.
2. Emotion and motivation.
3. Family influences and behaviours.
4. Friendships and relationships.
5. Introduction of psychology for social work.
6. Learning.
7. Person-in-environment - using psychological knowledge in social work.
8. Personality.
9. Psychopathology.
10. Social psychology: social and cultural contexts.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On campus - Lectures and tutorials Off-campus -Lectures, online tutorial activities and Class Forums

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• ^ Hock, R. R. (2013). Forty studies that changed psychology: Explorations into the history of psychological research (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson
• Stanovich, K. E. (2013). How to think straight about psychology (10th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
• Zastrow, C. & Kirst-Ashman, K.K. (2010). Understanding human behaviour and the social environment (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.
• Myers, D.G. (1998). Psychology. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
• Fernald, L. D. (2009). Psychology: Six perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage.
• Anderson, J.R. (2009). Cognitive psychology and its implications (7th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
• Plotnick, R. & Kouyoumdjian, H. (2014). Introduction to psychology (10th ed.). CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
• Hockenbury, D.H., & Hockenbury, S.E. (2013). Psychology (6th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.

Journal References

• International Social Work
• International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation
• Journal of Cognitive Psychology
• Journal of Personality & Social Psychology
• Psychological Bulletin
• Psychological Review
• Psychological Reports
• Human Relations
• British Journal of Social Work
• British Journal of Psychology
• Australian Social Work
• The Australian Community Psychologist: The Official Journal of the Australian Psychological Society College of Community Psychologists
• Annual Review of Psychology
• American Psychologist
• Australian Psychologist
• Australian Journal of Psychology

^ Mandatory reference

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