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Social Work Practice: Mental Health (SCWK90038)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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This subject focuses on social work practice in the mental health field. Topics covered include the nature of mental illness and how consumers, their relatives and friends experience it, and contemporary approaches to treatment and recovery, including trauma-informed practice. Also, examined are the national and state policy context, how services are organised and the particular contributions of social work practitioners within the different settings that they operate.
The elective will utilise guest speakers to provide practitioner and consumers perspectives.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject should:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the social work role in the mental health field in Australia
- Be able to critically review social, cultural, organisational and ethical contexts of mental health practice
- Demonstrate a beginning knowledge of key social work skills for mental health practice
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- 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