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Child and Family Welfare (SCWK90039)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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September
Overview
| Availability | September |
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Child and family welfare is a long-established field of practice for professional social workers, and this subject provides a foundation in the field of service to children at risk of harm, in the context of their family, carers and communities. Practice frameworks including public health and child rights approaches are considered, for understanding and responding to serious risk. Key legislation, policies, and previous and current efforts to reform the child protection systems, within Australia are studied, with reference to international approaches. Students will learn about the functions and skills required of social workers practicing in this particular area.
The subject is delivered online with weekly online tutorials, combining the flexibility of self-directed learning with peer discussions.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Describe a public health model approach to child and family welfare in Australia;
- Outline a children's rights approach to child and family welfare in Australia;
- Describe legislation and policy in Australian child and family welfare systems; and
- Articulate a beginning knowledge of Australian child and family welfare practice and systems, inclusive of service delivery mechanisms and issues within the Australian context.
Skills
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Critically examine the social work role in Australian child and family welfare systems; and
- Critically examine the social, cultural, organisational, and ethical contexts of child and family welfare practice in Australia.
Application of Knowledge and Skills
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Critically analyse contemporary issues in Australian child and family welfare systems, by synthesizing and analysing the research and policy evidence for a variety of practice perspectives, risk perspectives, and social work perspectives, and applying them to a range of practice setting; and
- Critique service delivery issues in Australian child and family welfare systems, with reference to the provision of services to children, young people, and their families, and apply this critical understanding to a range of practice settings.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- critically analyse texts and practices
- link theory to practice
- competently communicate in ways relevant to both academic and practice contexts
- undertake independent research
Last updated: 10 November 2023