Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (Bunbury)
School: Regional Professional Studies
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
Social Work Theory and Practice 3: Collective InterventionsUnit Code
SWK4111Year
2015Enrolment Period
1Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Online
Description
This unit prepares students for social work practice in rural, regional and remote (RRR) localities away from the resources and infrastructure of urban centres. It considers approaches to social work practice such as community development and group work through a social justice and sustainability framework. The emphasis in the unit is on working constructively and respectfully with difference and conflict. Students will examine creative and resourceful means of implementing collective intervention policies and practices to mobilise services, obtain resources and advocate on behalf of/with others.
Non Standard Timetable Requirements
Students undertaking this unit in Off-Campus mode must attend the 5-day Residential on the Bunbury campus as a requirement of completing this unit.
Prerequisite Rule
Students must pass 2 units from SWK3115, SWK3121
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded SWK5111
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Analyse the conceptual and ideological framing of collective intervention approaches to social work practice in rural, regional and remote communities.
- Develop a personal practice model within a framework of social justice, sustainability and collectivist practices.
- Identify and apply relevant community development theories and practices.
- Identify and apply relevant group work theories and practices.
- Outline the influence of power differences in working collectively.
Unit Content
- Collective intervention strategies.
- Identifying and responding to the needs of rural, regional and remote communities.
- Impact and use of professional self.
- Social justice and sustainability principles and practices.
- Theory and practice of community development.
- Theory and practice of group work.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, tutorials, discussion groups, case studies and audiovisual resources. Off-Campus delivery includes on-line instruction and attendance at 5-day residential.
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.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Paper and Presentation | 50% |
| Reflective Practice | Reflective Report | 50% |
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Paper and Presentation | 50% |
| Reflective Practice | Reflective Report | 50% |
Text References
- ^ Ife, J. (2013). Community development in an uncertain world. Port Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge University Press.
- Benjamin, J., Bessant, J. & Watts, R. (1997). Making groups work: Rethinking practice. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin.
- Briskman, L. & La Nauze. (1999). Challenging rural practice: Human services in Australia. Geelong: Deakin University Press.
- Cheers, B. (1998). Welfare bushed: Social care in rural Australia. England: Ashgate Publishing.
- Corey, M. & Core, G. (2002). Groups: Process and practice. (6th ed.). Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.
- Fauri, D., Wernet, S. & Netting, F. (Eds.). (2000). Cases in macro social work practice. Boston: Allen & Unwin.
- Gutierrez, L., Parsons, R. & Cox, E. (Eds.). (2003). Empowerment in social work practice: A sourcebook. Belmont: Wadsworth Thompson Learning.
- Kenny, S. (2006). Developing communities for the future. (3rd ed.). South Melbourne, Vic.: Thomson.
- McDermott, F. (2002). Inside group work. Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin.
- Muirhead, T. (2002). Weaving tapestries: A handbook for building communities. Mt Hawthorn: Local Government Community Services Australia.
- Robbins, S., Chatterjie, D. & Canda. E. (2006). Contemporary human behaviour theory: A critical perspective. (2nd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education.
- Scales, T. & Streeter, C. (Eds.). (2004). Rural social work: Building and sustaining community assets. Belmont: Thompson/Cole.
Journal References
- Applied Community Studies
- Australian Journal of Social Issues
- Australian Journal of Social Issues
- Community Development Journal
- Community Quarterly
- Community, Work and Family
- Journal of Social Policy
- The Journal for Community Development
^ Mandatory reference
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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Faculty of Regional Professional Studies (Bunbury)
School: Regional Professional Studies
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
Social Work Theory and Practice 3: Collective InterventionsUnit Code
SWK4111Year
2015Enrolment Period
2Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Online
Description
This unit prepares students for social work practice in rural, regional and remote (RRR) localities away from the resources and infrastructure of urban centres. It considers approaches to social work practice such as community development and group work through a social justice and sustainability framework. The emphasis in the unit is on working constructively and respectfully with difference and conflict. Students will examine creative and resourceful means of implementing collective intervention policies and practices to mobilise services, obtain resources and advocate on behalf of/with others.
Non Standard Timetable Requirements
Students undertaking this unit in Off-Campus mode must attend the 5-day Residential on the Bunbury campus as a requirement of completing this unit.
Prerequisite Rule
Students must pass 2 units from SWK3115, SWK3121
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded SWK5111
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Analyse the conceptual and ideological framing of collective intervention approaches to social work practice in rural, regional and remote communities.
- Develop a personal practice model within a framework of social justice, sustainability and collectivist practices.
- Identify and apply relevant community development theories and practices.
- Identify and apply relevant group work theories and practices.
- Outline the influence of power differences in working collectively.
Unit Content
- Collective intervention strategies.
- Identifying and responding to the needs of rural, regional and remote communities.
- Impact and use of professional self.
- Social justice and sustainability principles and practices.
- Theory and practice of community development.
- Theory and practice of group work.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures, tutorials, discussion groups, case studies and audiovisual resources. Off-Campus delivery includes on-line instruction and attendance at 5-day residential.
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.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Paper and Presentation | 50% |
| Reflective Practice | Reflective Report | 50% |
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Paper and Presentation | 50% |
| Reflective Practice | Reflective Report | 50% |
Text References
- ^ Ife, J. (2013). Community development in an uncertain world. Port Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge University Press.
- Benjamin, J., Bessant, J. & Watts, R. (1997). Making groups work: Rethinking practice. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin.
- Briskman, L. & La Nauze. (1999). Challenging rural practice: Human services in Australia. Geelong: Deakin University Press.
- Cheers, B. (1998). Welfare bushed: Social care in rural Australia. England: Ashgate Publishing.
- Corey, M. & Core, G. (2002). Groups: Process and practice. (6th ed.). Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.
- Fauri, D., Wernet, S. & Netting, F. (Eds.). (2000). Cases in macro social work practice. Boston: Allen & Unwin.
- Gutierrez, L., Parsons, R. & Cox, E. (Eds.). (2003). Empowerment in social work practice: A sourcebook. Belmont: Wadsworth Thompson Learning.
- Kenny, S. (2006). Developing communities for the future. (3rd ed.). South Melbourne, Vic.: Thomson.
- McDermott, F. (2002). Inside group work. Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin.
- Muirhead, T. (2002). Weaving tapestries: A handbook for building communities. Mt Hawthorn: Local Government Community Services Australia.
- Robbins, S., Chatterjie, D. & Canda. E. (2006). Contemporary human behaviour theory: A critical perspective. (2nd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education.
- Scales, T. & Streeter, C. (Eds.). (2004). Rural social work: Building and sustaining community assets. Belmont: Thompson/Cole.
Journal References
- Applied Community Studies
- Australian Journal of Social Issues
- Australian Journal of Social Issues
- Community Development Journal
- Community Quarterly
- Community, Work and Family
- Journal of Social Policy
- The Journal for Community Development
^ Mandatory reference
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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