Course Title: Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2020

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: C5345 - Diploma of Community Services (Case Management)

Course Contact: Melinda Brown

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4580

Course Contact Email: melinda.brown@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

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to function independently and to plan and undertake community work and associated services.

The unit describes the application of knowledge of the broad social and cultural context in which work is planned and implemented in the community services industry.

This unit applies to workers who seek to better understand their client groups and issues that impact on the lives of their clients and hence on their delivery of services.

 

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with:-

  • CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice  


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

Classes where information is shared through talks and group discussions, and workshops where exercises are conducted to apply learning. For this course, students undertake placement for 100 hours or more.

During classes, time is allocated for students to work on assessment tasks.

 

 


Teaching Schedule

Week

Topic
Week 1

Course Overview

  • Overview of course – Content, Assessments, Placements.

Intro to Sociology

  • What makes Sociology : Introduction to Sociology as field of study
  • Historical context
  • Sociological Imagination: Linking Private lives to public issues
Week 2

Sociology and social theory

  • Space, Place and Time - the self in relation to society
  • Socialisation and Social Structures
  • Studying society and social behaviour
  • Understanding the role and function of major institutions in Australian society
  • Identifying systems and defining political and economic theory

 
Week 3

Functionalism

  • History
  • A Theoretical overview Functionalism
  • Functionalism and race

Conflict Theory & Marxism

  • History
  • A Theoretical overview of Marxism
  • Neo-liberalism

 
Week 4

Feminist Theories

  • History
  • A Theoretical overview of Feminism
  • Feminism and Community Work
 Week 5

Education

  • A Sociology of education
  • Education and its impact on Society

Deviance, Crime and Social Control

  • Sociology and Deviance
  • Labelling theory
  • Sociological theories of crime
  • Crimes against women
Week 6

Analysing the impact of social and cultural issues

  • Understanding the ways major institutions in Australian society can impact clients
  • Identifying the effects and consequences of inequality on clients
  • Understanding the impacts of long-term unemployment and associated issues
  • Identifying factors associated with age and their impact on clients
Week 7

Working with consumers and colleagues

  • Determining needs and clarifying the social and cultural factors impacting clients
  • Recognising the effect of values, beliefs and behaviour
  • Ensuring consumer participation and engagement
  • Advising, referring or providing clients with access to services
Week 8

Implementing reflective practice to improve performance

  • Key reflective practice processes
  • Peer reflection and supervision
  • Applying a reflective model to analyse an experience
Week 9

Assessing practice and seeking feedback

  • Assessing practice against role requirements, industry practice and standards, and ethical and legal requirements
  • Seeking and analysing feedback
  • Ensuring self-care
Week 10

Conducting training needs analysis

  • Conducting a training needs analysis
  • Identifying your preferred learning style

Preparing and implementing a personal development plan

  • Preparing a personal development plan
  • Implementing and monitoring the plan
Week 11

Post placement workshop

  • Sharing placement experiences
  • Reflecting on practice while on placement


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Carlton Library and Study Support Hub for VE students

https://www.rmit.edu.au/library/about-and-contacts/hours-and-locations/carlton-library


Overview of Assessment

Assessment tasks include;

  • Case study analysis
  • Reflective practice report
  • Workplace supervisors report 
  • Professional development plan


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Case Scenario/Quiz Assessment  Task 2: Reflective practice worksheet Assessment Task 3: Placement Supervisors Report Assignment Task 4: Personal Development Plan    


Assessment Matrix

A marking rubric for each assessment task is located on 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

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