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Professional Identity 1 (SCWK90072)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (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
Dr Jennifer Davidson
Overview
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This subject aims to introduce students to theories and frameworks surrounding professional social work identity. It will enable students to begin a process of self-exploration and assist them to translate this knowledge of self into professional social work contexts. It will introduce students to the social work Professional Identity Framework and the use of e-portfolios as a way to collect and curate evidence of their emerging professional self in preparation for placement and the workforce. This subject will provide the scaffolding for students to develop their Professional Identity Framework while completing the course work and field placements of the Masters of Social Work. This subject is a prerequisite for Professional Identity 2 in which students will present their Professional Identity Framework and e-portfolio as an expression of professional social work identity, in preparation for graduate practice.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
Knowledge
- Identify and describe the elements of social work practice and frameworks for illustrating social work professional identity
- Identify their own personal values and life experiences and the role these play in informing social work practice.
Skills
- Analyse and critique their own personal values and lived experiences that inform their views of society and social work practice
- Discuss and justify the importance of professional identity development in social work practice and apply this to their understanding of self
- Use social work professional identity frameworks to construct an individual professional identity.
Application of Knowledge and Skills
- Translate their personal values, lived experiences and knowledge of social work practice and frameworks into an emerging personal social work professional identity.
Generic skills
- Understand recent developments in social work contexts of practice
- Link theory to practice
- Competently communicate in ways relevant to both academic and practice contexts.
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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Hurdle requirement: Video presentation of personal identity and past experience | Week 2 | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Written reflection of personal and emerging professional identity to Professional Identity Framework Essay | End of semester | N/A |
Portfolio (One relevant artefact per domain of the Professional Identity Framework) Hurdle requirement: Evidence an emerging collection of e-portfolio artefacts mapped to Professional Identity Framework | End of semester | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 50% of tutorials | N/A |
Additional details
This subject is marked on a pass/fail basis.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- February
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 hour tutorial per week over 8 weeks Total time commitment 85 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
Dr Jennifer Davidson
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024