196-310 Supervised Professional Practice 2#

Formerly available as 196-419. Students who have completed 196-419 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Students will enrol in this subject from Semester 1. However, the majority of work will normally be undertaken in the period between the two teaching semesters.

196-008 Supervised Professional Practice 1#, 196-006 Psychosocial Theory and Practice and 196-311 Social Work Practice with Families.

This subject consists of a 70-day practicum working as a supervised student social worker in an organisation where social work is practised. By the end of this practicum, it is expected that students will be able to practise social work with the degree of autonomy, knowledge and competence expected of a new graduate.

• be able to critically analyse the practice of themselves and others;

• be able to understand social, cultural, organisational and ethical contexts of practice;

• be able to competently communicate in speech and writing in ways relevant to these practice contexts;

• be able to work effectively with colleagues;

• be able to link theory to practice;

• be able to articulate and demonstrate professional use of knowledge and skill.

This subject is assessed on a pass/fail basis. Assessment is in the form of two reports in the format prescribed by the School of Social Work, one at mid-practicum and one at the end of practicum. A pass on the final report is necessary to pass the subject as a whole. The reports are written by the field educator in consultation with the student, and they detail evidence of the student's practice learning against standard criteria for the subject. This evidence is examined by the academic practice supervisor, who may also seek confirmation of this material through discussion at field liaison visits.