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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Psychology for Social Work

  • Unit Code

    SWK1106

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Bronwyn Alexis HARMAN

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.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not OfferedNot Offered13 x 1 hour lecture
Semester 1Not OfferedNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation10%
EssayEssay40%
ExaminationExamination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation10%
EssayEssay40%
ExaminationExamination50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Hock, R. R. (2015). Forty studies that changed psychology: Explorations into the history of psychological research (7th ed.). Boston: Pearson. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/891358193?databaseList=638
  • Hock, R. R. (2015). Forty studies that changed psychology: Explorations into the history of psychological research (7th ed.). Boston: Pearson. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/891358193?databaseList=638

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Psychology for Social Work

  • Unit Code

    SWK1106

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Bronwyn Alexis HARMAN

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.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not OfferedNot Offered13 x 1 hour lecture
Semester 1Not OfferedNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation10%
EssayEssay40%
ExaminationExamination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationParticipation10%
EssayEssay40%
ExaminationExamination50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Hock, R. R. (2015). Forty studies that changed psychology: Explorations into the history of psychological research (7th ed.). Boston: Pearson. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/891358193?databaseList=638
  • Hock, R. R. (2015). Forty studies that changed psychology: Explorations into the history of psychological research (7th ed.). Boston: Pearson. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/891358193?databaseList=638

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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