Course Title: Social Work Field Education 2
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Social Work Field Education 2
Credit Points: 36.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS1143 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
330H Social Science & Planning |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006 |
HWSS1143 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
330H Social Science & Planning |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006 |
HWSS1143 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008 |
HWSS1143 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 2 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 2 2011, Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2024 |
HWSS1143 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Workplace |
Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Summer2016, Sem 1 2016, Sem 2 2016 |
Course Coordinator: Margareta Windisch
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3051
Course Coordinator Email: margareta.windisch@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 8, Level 10
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses
Successful completion of:
AND
Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.
For your information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.
Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.
Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.
Course Description
In this capstone course you will undertake a professional placement of 500 hours (approx. 70 days) and two compulsory integrated learning seminars delivered at RMIT. You will be placed in an organisation and be involved in a range of professional social work activities which may include direct practice with individuals, families, small groups and/or communities, program and/or policy development/implementation/evaluation, project work and research. This course will enable you to synthesise and integrate your knowledge, connect theory and practice developed through your program and demonstrate your holistic achievement of the program learning outcomes. This course is based upon experiential learning in which your social work values, knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a workplace context and where feedback from industry and/ or community is integral to assessment of your placement experience and the development of your professional competence to be ready to enter the profession.
You will be allocated to a placement by the academic staff. The allocation is based on a range of factors, including the information you provide in your Personal Planning Form (PPF) and whether you meet the requirements of the organisation.
Please note that:
- You must be enrolled in Field Education to participate in the allocation process.
- The allocation process commences at least four months prior to your enrolment in Field Education.
Certain preparation tasks must be completed in advance of your enrolment in Field Education for you to be eligible to participate in the allocation process. For example, you must, complete by the appropriate deadlines:
- A Police Check and Working With Children Check
- Required online Modules
- Uploading your PPF and a current CV into InPlace
You will also be required to attend two integrated learning seminars. In these seminars you will have the opportunity to develop your understanding of placement requirements and the organisational context. You will be able to critically engage and reflect upon your placement experience and supervisory feedback with peers. Active participation in these seminars will further develop and meet your learning goals with key placement learning to be reflected in the Learning and Assessment Report.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
You will be assessed on your development of the following program learning outcomes:
- Participate robustly in contemporary and changing ideological and political debates impacting on society, in an informed, flexible and grounded manner to evaluate policy and/or engage in policy debates
- Apply a body of interdisciplinary knowledge, values and skills in working with and for society’s most vulnerable and marginalised individuals, families, groups and communities
- Critically analyse, synthesise and reflect on issues of social disadvantage, marginalisation and oppression in both local and international contexts, and proactively work to promote social justice and human rights
- Demonstrate creativity, critical thinking and practical reasoning when identifying and solving problems in diverse contexts
- Communicate using diverse formats and strategies to stakeholders within and external to your discipline work with others in a range of roles and contexts, demonstrating cultural, environmental and social awareness while promoting respectful, ethical and reflective practice
- Apply initiative and ethical judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in your current and continuing professional practice
- Use appropriate research methods to independently design and execute a capstone project
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Apply contextually relevant values, ethics and standards for social work practice in accordance with the AASW Code of Ethics and Practice Standards in all areas of engagement
- Identify and critically review the organisational, legal and political contexts of human services processes
- Apply and critically reflect on theories and methodologies relevant to social work practice in community organisation, program and/ or policy development, implementation, evaluation and community work across different contexts
- Engage in research to inform your professional practice, demonstrating a recognition of the value of research as an integral part of social work practice
- These course learning outcomes and program learning outcomes align with the Australian Association of Social Work's core learning areas.
Overview of Learning Activities
Learning activities include the 70 days (500 hours) field placement, the development of a detailed Learning and Assessment report and a mid and final placement review in line with the AASW and ASWEAS Practice Standards. Learning activities also include active engagement with and participation in 21 hours of social work qualified supervision (which includes setting and preparing agendas, case studies, and reflective pieces). You will be supported through placement planning and preparation in consultation with the Social Work Field Education Coordinator and other relevant staff.
You are also required to attend two Integrated Learning seminars where you will critically reflect on your experiences with peers and share knowledge and skills in peer-facilitated group activities. Seminar participation may also include presentations and a work readiness portfolio development. Active participation in these seminars constitutes a key element of this capstone course and will assist you in bringing to together key learnings from your degree and both placements as you prepare to graduate and enter the social work profession. Your individual and detailed Learning and Assessment Report will also articulate the course learning outcomes and capabilities as developed and applied in your unique placement setting.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Attendance at and participation in the two integrated seminars is required to pass placement.
Assessment Tasks:
Assessment Task 1: Learning Plan, 25%, CLOs 1, 2, 3
Assessment Task 2: Mid-placement review, 25%, CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4
Assessment Task 3: Assessment report, 50%, CLOs1, 2, 3, 4
Assessment tasks will receive a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory grading.
Satisfactory performance to AASW Practice Standards Accreditation Requirements beginning capability across the following learning areas as stipulated by ASWEAS:
- Code of Ethics
- Working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- Human rights and social justice
- Culture, identity, and intersectionality
- Critical thinking in practice
- Exercising professional judgement
- Professional Identity
- Professional Supervision
- Professional growth
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.