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Supervised Field Placement 2A (SCWK90050)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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This agency-based supervised field education subject provides a focused practice learning experience. It provides students with opportunities for both professional learning and development and workplace preparation. Students will learn to integrate advanced theory and practice. They will further develop and consolidate practice skills, increase their knowledge of the interface between policy, research and evidence-based practice and increase their understanding of the organisational contexts and fields of practice. This subject requires students to complete 250 hours of the second supervised field placement required within the Master of Social Work course.
Supervised field placements are offered in a variety of government or non-government agencies, across many varied fields of research and clinical practice.
Intended learning outcomes
Students should demonstrate capability in:
- being prepared for professional social work practice
- understanding foundational theories informing social work practice;
- demonstrating the methods of social work practice, including casework, counselling, group-work, community development, policy and research;
- understanding the fields of social work practice, including child and family, health and mental health.
Generic skills
- critically analyse texts and practices
- understand recent developments in social work contexts of practice
- link theory to practice
- competently communicate in ways relevant to both academic and practice contexts
- undertake independent research
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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SCWK90049 | Supervised Field Placement 1B |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Completion of 250 hours of agency-based supervised field placement
| Throughout the semester | N/A |
Practice portfolio and report. The portfolio is developed throughout the placement, and is due by the completion of the 250 hours.
| Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Lis de Vries Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 500 hours over two consecutive study periods, comprised of agency-based placement, including 1 day university-based integrative seminar and Pre-placement preparation 8 x 1 hr seminars. These contact hours are part of the accreditation requirements set by the Australian Association of Social Workers Total time commitment 204 hours Teaching period 12 February 2018 to 30 March 2018 Last self-enrol date 21 February 2018 Census date 23 February 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 March 2018 Assessment period ends 30 March 2018 February contact information
- May
Principal coordinator Lis de Vries Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 500 hours over two consecutive study periods, comprised of agency-based placement, including 1 day university-based integrative seminar and Pre-placement preparation 8 x 1 hr seminars. These contact hours are part of the accreditation requirements set by the Australian Association of Social Workers Total time commitment 204 hours Teaching period 14 May 2018 to 29 June 2018 Last self-enrol date 23 May 2018 Census date 25 May 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 June 2018 Assessment period ends 29 June 2018 May contact information
- August
Principal coordinator Lis de Vries Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 500 hours over two consecutive study periods, comprised of agency-based placement, including 1 day university-based integrative seminar and Pre-placement preparation 8 x 1 hr seminars. These contact hours are part of the accreditation requirements set by the Australian Association of Social Workers Total time commitment 204 hours Teaching period 27 August 2018 to 12 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 5 September 2018 Census date 7 September 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 12 October 2018 August contact information
- November
Principal coordinator Lis de Vries Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 500 hours over two consecutive study periods, comprised of agency-based placement, including 1 day university-based integrative seminar and Pre-placement preparation 8 x 1 hr seminars. These contact hours are part of the accreditation requirements set by the Australian Association of Social Workers Total time commitment 204 hours Teaching period 26 November 2018 to 18 January 2019 Last self-enrol date 6 December 2018 Census date 7 December 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 January 2019 Assessment period ends 18 January 2019 November contact information
Time commitment details
250
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Cleak, H., & Wilson, J. (2007). Making the most of field placement (2nd ed). Southbank: Thomson Learning.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Social Work
Last updated: 3 November 2022