Unit aim
Students are required to spend 200 hours in a human service organisation under the supervision of an experienced field educator who assists the student to integrate theory with practice by creating a suitable learning environment.
Unit content
- Teamwork
- Ethical decision making
- Professional and ethical practice
- Analysis and critique
- Judgement and evaluation
- Reflective journaling
- Professional writing
- Self-assessment
- Self-awareness
- Self-directed enquiry.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | communicate effectively with professionals, staff and clients | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 2 | analyse knowledge (research and theory) and skills relevant to practice appropriate to the organisational context | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 3 | apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills in assessing need and/or risk | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 4 | actively participate in team processes and evaluate decision-making frameworks | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 5 | demonstrate an understanding of practice ethics | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 6 | critically evaluate processes and personal reflection in a human services context | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |||
| 7 | evaluate human service organisational settings and discuss their impact on employees and clients. | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Session 2
- Cleak, H & Wilson, J, 2013, Making the Most of Field Placement, 3rd edn, Cengage, South Melbourne. ISBN: 9780170222433.
- McDonald, C, Craik, C, Hawkins, L & Williams, J, 2011, Professional Practice in Human Service Organisations, Allan & Unwin, Crows Nest. ISBN: 9781742370392.
- O’Connor, I, Wilson, J, Setterlund, D & Hughes, M, 2008, Social Work and Human Service Practice, 5th edn, Pearson Longman, Melbourne. ISBN: 9781741039061.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Field work 17 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Placement planning form | SR |
| Placement details form | SR |
| Role and responsibilities agreement | SR |
| Learning Plan | SR |
| Report | SR |
| Essay | SR |
| Journal | SR |
| Journal | SR |
| Field educator's evaluation | SR |
Online
| Teaching method |
| Field work 17 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Placement planning form | SR |
| Placement details form | SR |
| Role and responsibilities agreement | SR |
| Learning Plan | SR |
| Report | SR |
| Essay | SR |
| Journal | SR |
| Journal | SR |
| Field educator's evaluation | SR |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Commencing 2014 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
Fee paying courses
For POSTGRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
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