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Supervised Field Placement 1B (SCWK90049)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | April - Dual-Delivery July - Dual-Delivery October - Dual-Delivery |
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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 is the second part of the 500 hour placement (taken with SCWK90048) and 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 across many fields of research and clinical practice.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Extend knowledge from SCWK90048 and analyse the use of various methods of social work practice, including case work, counselling, group-work, community development, policy and research, used by the placement provider.
Skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically reflect on evaluation methods used in the placement's field of practice and in the assessment of their own performance; and
- Integrate self-regulation, self-awareness, and self-reflection in practice.
Application
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Display effective application of engagement and communication skills with different stakeholder groups to meet the needs of the placement setting;
- Apply knowledge of SW theories, methods and skills in effective communication to meet the needs of the placement setting;
- Actively prepare and engage in supervision and professional development opportunities; and
- Translate practice experience and knowledge of social work practice and frameworks into an emerging personal social work professional identity through utilisation of the Professional Identity Framework.
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: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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SCWK90048 | Supervised Field Placement 1A |
September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
May (Dual-Delivery - 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: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Hurdle requirement: Completion of 250 hours of supervised field placement. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Performance tasks that are completed throughout the placement and are due by the completion of the 250 hours. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Field education performance report
| End of the teaching period | 100% |
Additional details
This subject is marked on a pass/fail basis.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- April
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the second half (250 hours) of a combined 500 hours over two immediately consecutive study periods, comprising the first placement, including 2 sessions of university-based integrative seminars and pre-placement preparation 6 x 1.5 hour seminars. These contact hours are part of the accreditation requirements set by the Australian Association of Social Workers. Total time commitment 250 hours Teaching period 4 April 2022 to 20 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 13 April 2022 Census date 22 April 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 29 April 2022 Assessment period ends 20 May 2022 - July
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the second half (250 hours) of a combined 500 hours over two immediately consecutive study periods, comprising the first placement, including 2 sessions of university-based integrative seminars and pre-placement preparation 6 x 1.5 hour seminars. These contact hours are part of the accreditation requirements set by the Australian Association of Social Workers. Total time commitment 250 hours Teaching period 11 July 2022 to 28 August 2022 Last self-enrol date 20 July 2022 Census date 22 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 August 2022 Assessment period ends 28 August 2022 - October
Principal coordinator Judi Brewster Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours The contact hours for this subject represent the second half (250 hours) of a combined 500 hours over two immediately consecutive study periods, comprising the first placement, including 2 sessions of university-based integrative seminars and pre-placement preparation 6 x 1.5 hour seminars. These contact hours are part of the accreditation requirements set by the Australian Association of Social Workers. Total time commitment 250 hours Teaching period 17 October 2022 to 2 December 2022 Last self-enrol date 26 October 2022 Census date 28 October 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 November 2022 Assessment period ends 2 December 2022
Time commitment details
250
Additional delivery details
Students must undertake placement offerings in sequential offerings to fulfill accreditation requirements.
The primary placement block where most students undertake their placements is between May and August. Accordingly, placement subjects should be enrolled and completed in the following order: SCWK90048 (May) and SCWK90049 (July).
Students unable to enrol in the above subject pairing or who need to take placement part time will require approval from the Subject Coordinator and should contact sw-placements@unimelb.edu.au
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: 10 February 2024
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: 10 February 2024