Introduction to Key Elements of Social Work (SWSP7111)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
3W
Incompatible
SWSP3211, SWSP7022, SWSP3022
Assessment methods
Presentation, test, two essays
Course enquiries
Doctor Debby Lynch ()
Dr Debby Lynch (d.lynch@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course introduces students to the key elements of social work practice including values, ethics, foundational knowledge and skills, and how these link to processes of assessment and intervention. The course provides a contextual framework that includes an understanding of the social work profession in its historical and current socio-economic, political and organisational contexts.