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Supervised Field Placement 1B (SCWK90049)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Summer Term April June October |
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Fees | Look up fees |
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 beginning 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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SCWK90048 | Supervised Field Placement 1A |
November (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
October (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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
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
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the second 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 27 January 2020 to 12 March 2020 Last self-enrol date 5 February 2020 Census date 7 February 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 February 2020 Assessment period ends 12 March 2020 - April
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the second 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 6 April 2020 to 22 May 2020 Last self-enrol date 15 April 2020 Census date 1 May 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 May 2020 Assessment period ends 22 May 2020 - June
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the second 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 6 July 2020 to 23 August 2020 Last self-enrol date 15 July 2020 Census date 17 July 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 August 2020 Assessment period ends 23 August 2020 - October
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the second 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 26 October 2020 to 11 December 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 November 2020 Census date 20 November 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 January 2021 Assessment period ends 29 January 2021
Time commitment details
250 hours
Additional delivery details
The ASWEAS Guidelines set out by the AASW require social work students to undertake their placement without a break (AASW Guideline - Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards). Students must therefore undertake placement offerings in sequential offerings to fulfill accreditation requirements.
The placement subject should be completed in the following order: SCWK90048 (May) and SCWK90049 (June).
Students unable to enrol in the above pairing will require approval from the subject coordinator to enrol in another study period.
Note: Before being allowed to commence a student placement, all students must satisfy certain pre-placement requirements found at: https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/study/current-students/placements. This should be completed at least 4 weeks before the placement period.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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