Social Work Practice: Indigenous Peoples (SCWK90063)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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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:
- Articulate 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 social work 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
- critically analyse texts and practices
- reflective practice
- competently communicate in ways relevant to both academic and practice contexts
- undertake independent research
Last updated: 4 March 2025