The Legal and Policy Context for Social Work Practice (SWSP7199)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2024
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Assessment methods
Mid-semester exam, papers.
Course enquiries
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
This course supports the development of a critical awareness of the interaction between social work, policy and the law in contemporary social work practice. The key institutional arrangements and processes of the Australian policy and legal system will be examined. The course will provide insight into how different areas of the law and policy interact with and impact upon social work practice. The Master of Social Work (Q) program is accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). The AASW Accreditation Standards (2020) stipulate that accredited social work programs are required to include content that addresses the five core curriculum areas listed below. SWSP7199 contains content in all five curriculum areas. 1. Constructions of social work purpose, place, and practice 2. Power, oppression, and exploitation 3. The history and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 4. Culture, identity, and discrimination 5. Psychosocial health and wellbeing across the lifecycle
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | St Lucia | Internal | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Profile unavailable |
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Profile unavailable |