Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

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