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Supervised Field Placement 1A (SCWK90048)
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
Overview
Availability | February May September December |
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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 theory and practice. They will develop 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 first 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 emerging 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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SCWK90053 | Counselling and Interviewing Skills | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCWK90066 | Social Work Theory and Practice | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
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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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 |
Completion of 250 hours of agency-based supervised field placement
| Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the first half (250 hours) of a combined 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 18 February 2019 to 5 April 2019 Last self-enrol date 27 February 2019 Census date 1 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 March 2019 Assessment period ends 5 April 2019 - May
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the first half (250 hours) of a combined 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 13 May 2019 to 30 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 22 May 2019 Census date 24 May 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 14 June 2019 Assessment period ends 30 June 2019 - September
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the first half (250 hours) of a combined 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 9 September 2019 to 25 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 18 September 2019 Census date 20 September 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 October 2019 Assessment period ends 25 October 2019 - December
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the first half (250 hours) of a combined 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 2 December 2019 to 24 January 2020 Last self-enrol date 12 December 2019 Census date 13 December 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 January 2020 Assessment period ends 24 January 2020
Time commitment details
250 hours
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 - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022