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Professional Identity 1 (SCWK90072)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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: 8 November 2024