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Lifespan Risk and Resilience (SCWK90064)
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
February
Overview
Availability | February - Dual-Delivery |
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This subject examines the ways in which social work understands the inner and outer world dimensions of human vulnerability, adaptation and resilience across the lifespan. The usefulness of theories of grief, stress and trauma for understanding individuals’ capacity for coping with adversity is examined critically, as are understandings of diversity.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Identify and describe a multidimensional approach for social work practice;
- Articulate key theories and concepts related to stress, trauma, and grief; and
- Identify and describe significant biopsychosocial-spiritual transitions across the lifespan and the influence of gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality, and other dimensions of diversity on these transitions.
Skills
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Analyse social contexts in relation to their oppressive and protective dimensions;
- Critically reflect on theoretical perspectives and the implicit value assumptions as well as their own subjective positioning.
Application of Knowledge and Skills
On completion of the subject, students should be able to
- Apply their knowledge and skills using a multidimensional approach to examine specific human experiences of adversity and diversity; and
- Critically assess the coping and adaptation processes of individual's facing adversity and identify the implications for social work 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: 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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Three short in-class tests (multiple choice and short answer) (2 worth 15% and 1 worth 10%)
| During the teaching period | 40% |
Written essay
| End of semester | 60% |
Hurdle- attendance at 50% of tutorials Hurdle requirement: Attendance at a minimum 50% of tutorials is a hurdle requirement. | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Lauren Kosta Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 12 contact hours per semester (8 x 1.5 hour tutorial) An additional 8 x 1.5 hour of online preparation learning material must be completed weekly prior to attending each tutorial class, in place of attending a lecture. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 14 February 2022 to 10 April 2022 Last self-enrol date 25 February 2022 Census date 4 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 April 2022 Assessment period ends 13 May 2022 February contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Harms, L. (2021). Understanding human development: A multidimensional approach (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Additional readings will be available on the LMS.
- 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