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Social Work Practice: Indigenous Peoples (SCWK90063)
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
September
Overview
Availability | September - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is designed to introduce students to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues in the context of social work responses. The subject begins with an overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, including pre-contact, colonisation and contemporary developments. Specific attention will be paid to engaging communities - including practice principles, strategies and skills. This subject will emphasise the importance of critical self-reflection.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Display a foundational knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history;
- Recount the history of social work practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities; and
- Identify and describe contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues in Australia.
Skills
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Critically analyse the historical and contemporary interface between non-Indigenous and Indigenous cultures in Australia and the implications for practice;
- Articulate an in-depth knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and ways of knowing and the implications for practice;
- Exhibit cultural humility in engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, with their organisations and their knowledge; and
- Employ culturally responsive strategies and skills for working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Application of knowledge and skills
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Apply knowledge and skills to interact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, organisations and knowledge with cultural humility in the context of social work; and
- Critically self-reflect on practice in a range of diverse contextual settings.
Generic skills
Students completing this subject will have gained:
- a critical appreciation of the historical and contemporary interface between non-Indigenous and Indigenous cultures in Australia and the implications for practice
- knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and ways of knowing and the implications for practice
- knowledge of the cultural context of practice and the implications for practice
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Group project participation Hurdle requirement: Group project participation | Mid semester | 5% |
Group presentation and 1500 word individual written summary
| Mid semester | 45% |
Written assignment
| End of semester | 50% |
Hurdle- attendance at minimum 50% of tutorials Hurdle requirement: Attendance at a minimum 50% of tutorials is a hurdle requirement to pass the subject | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Lorraine Parsons Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 5 September 2022 to 6 November 2022 Last self-enrol date 16 September 2022 Census date 23 September 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 October 2022 Assessment period ends 25 November 2022 September contact information
Time commitment details
146 hours
Last updated: 31 January 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 through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- 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: 31 January 2024