196-018 Fields of Social Work Practice B

Availability

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Supervised Professional Practice 1

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

This subject consists of a number of options that focus on social work practice with different populations and settings, such as Children and Families; Ageing, Mental health; Women; Indigenous Studies; Health; Psychiatric Disability; Local Government; Intellectual Disability; Alcohol & Drugs and Immigration. The subject is intended to enable students to increase their understanding of the policy and practice context of multi-method social work in a major field of practice.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words or equivalent. Attendance at a minimum of 75% of seminars is a hurdle requirement for this subject.

Prescribed Texts

Each year the School of Social Work provides a range of elective optional units for students in this subject. A pack of readings is made available for each unit and is supplemented by existing texts held in the Baillieu Library, where appropriate. It is not possible to specify the units to be offered so far in advance since many depend upon the availability of senior specialist practitioners from the field. Reading materials as provided or as indicated by the unit seminar leaders.