Course Title: Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2021
Course Code: HUSO5213C
Course Title: Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5331 - Diploma of Youth Work
Course Contact: Dianne Mackay
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4454
Course Contact Email: dianne.mackay@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 100
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to better understand client groups and the issues that impact on their lives. This understanding will enable you to function independently and to plan and undertake community work and associated services. You will focus on the broad social and cultural context in which work is planned and implemented in the community services industry.
This unit is taught in a cluster with:
CHCYTH005 - Develop and implement procedures to enable young people to address their needs
CHCYTH008 - Support young people to take collective action
CHCYTH009 - Support youth programs
CHCYTH011 - Work effectively with young people and their families
CHCYTH012 - Manage service response to young people in crisis
Students complete 120 hours of work placement undertaking youth work practice to support the learning and assessment tasks for these units.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCDEV002 Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services |
Element: |
1. Identify social and cultural issues impacting on clients in Australian society |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify major social and cultural institutions in Australian society and their societal functions 1.2 Identify ways in which major institutions in Australian society can impact clients as individuals and as part of community and family groups 1.3 Examine and identify possible effects and consequences of conditions and experiences of inequality on clients as individuals and as part of community and family groups 1.4 Identify impacts of long-term unemployment and associated issues on clients as individuals and as family members 1.5 Where relevant, identify factors associated with age in Australian society and their impact on clients as individuals and in family and community settings |
Element: |
2. Analyse impacts of social and cultural factors on clients |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Use available information to identify and analyse social and cultural factors impacting on individual clients, groups or communities 2.2 Clarify current health and wellbeing and associated needs for individual clients, groups or communities 2.3 Make informed decisions in relation to specific work to be undertaken and/or services to be provided to client/s |
Element: |
3. Monitor impact of social and cultural factors on community work and services provided to clients |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Monitor impact of work undertaken and/or services provided to clients, in line with scope of own work role and organisational policies and procedures 3.2 Review effectiveness of work undertaken and/or services provided to clients, in relation to identified social and cultural factors impacting on clients, groups or communities 3.3 If required, revise aspects of work undertaken and/or services provided to better address social and cultural issues and enhance outcomes for clients, groups or communities |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
This course will be a blended delivery online via Canvas/Collaborate Ultra with some face to face demonstration of skills and knowledge.
Learning activities include:
- teacher directed group activities/projects
- peer teaching
- group discussion
- class activities to review discussions/lectures
- role play activities
Out-of-class activities:
- independent project-based work online and other research
- independent study
- Work place tasks
Teaching Schedule
Semester one:
Week |
Topic |
Content |
1 |
Identify social and cultural issues impacting on young people in Australian society
Introduction to Placement Requirements
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Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Placement Requirements
Introduction to Assessment Task 7 |
2 |
Identify social and cultural issues impacting on young people in Australian society
Building Rapport with Young People
|
Building Rapport with Young People
|
3 |
Sociology, politics, legislation
Ethical Principles
Self-Care
|
.Systems of government, systems of judiciary, systems of legislation.
Ethical Principles
Self-Care
|
4 |
Sociological concepts
Placement Skills
|
Placement Skills
|
5 |
Identify social and cultural issues impacting on young people in Australian society Task -1
Future Pathways
|
Child abuse- Myths and facts, impact
YACVic code of ethical practice Future Pathways
|
6 |
Major concepts- theory and practice
Current Issues
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Rights and legal ethical requirements for youth work
Current Issues
Individual Reflection & Class Discussion |
7 |
Task -1 Major issues impacting young people.
Assessment Task 7
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Assessment Task 7 Due October 10th |
8 |
The Youth sector
|
Task 2 |
9 |
Support Youth Programs
|
|
10 |
Support Youth Programs continued Task 5 Overview |
|
11 |
Program planning Task -5 Part1 and 2 |
Task -5 Part1 and 2 |
12 |
Collective Action Part 3 of Assessment task 5 |
Identify and establish alliance with key stakeholders/support networks |
13 |
Continuing Supporting Young people to Take Collective Action
Task -6 |
Support Young people to implement their strategies or action plans
|
14 |
Crisis response |
What is a Crisis
|
15 |
Placement support |
|
16 |
Collective Action |
Discuss task -3 Complete Collective Action |
17 |
Placement |
Assessment |
Semester two:
Week |
Topic |
Content |
1 |
Crisis response |
Crisis Intervention
Methods of crisis intervention |
2 |
Crisis response |
Task -6 discuss in class |
3 |
Develop and implement procedures to enable young people to address their needs |
|
4 |
Develop and implement procedures to enable young people to address their needs |
|
5 |
Task -3 Presentation |
|
6 |
Task -3 Presentation |
|
7 |
Task -3 Presentation |
|
8 |
Working with young person and their family-required skills |
Discuss Task 5 – Part 5 |
9 |
Working with young person and their family-required skills |
Identify resources to work with clients |
10 |
Interview skills Working with young person and their family-required skills |
|
11 |
Role Play- revisiting concepts Placement |
|
12 |
Role play |
Role play |
13 |
Role play |
Role play |
14 |
Role play |
Role play |
15 |
|
Role play |
|
Guest speaker |
Guest speaker |
16 |
Revising concepts End of year celebration |
|
17 |
Placement |
Assessment |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Task 1
Knowledge Questions
Assessment Task 2
Organisational frameworks
Assessment Task 3
Presentation
Assessment Task 4
Role Play
Assessment Task 5
Community Project
Assessment Task 6
Practical – observation and questions
Assessment Task 7
Placement reflection
Assessment Task 8
Placement observation
120 hours of work placement undertaking youth work practice support the assessment tasks
You should refer to the assessment plan which is available on Blackboard for details of each assessment task and for detailed assessment criteria.
Grades that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:
CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
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 the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online:http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=c15i3ciaq8ca
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1
Knowledge Questions – Sociological knowledge for youth work practice
Assessment Task 2
Knowledge Questions - Organisation frameworks
Assessment Task 3
Presentation - Working with Youth Services
Assessment Task 4
Role Play - Working with youth and their families
Assessment Task 5
Community Youth Project - devise, coordinate, deliver and evaluate an event/program
Assessment Task 6
Practical - Collective Action: Supporting Youth Participation
Assessment Task 7
Reflection and research – Organisational policies and learning from your placement experience
Assessment Task 8
Placement observation - Student placement observation checklist for the skills and knowledge required in a workplace environment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix is available in Canvas.
Other Information
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students.
Course Overview: Access Course Overview