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SCWK5050: Practice Learning 1
2025 unit information
Field education is a core component in all social work degree programs. This first placement consists of 500 hours working in a social work context and the fortnightly integration of learning seminars. In these seminars students explore issues rising in placement through the lenses of the theory/practice relationship, core social work practice knowledge, skills, and values. The seminar also provides students with the opportunities to access peer support and to consult with their field education teacher. The written assignments comprise the placement portfolio
Unit details and rules
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Social Work |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 5000 level in SCWK including SCWK5020 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate the ability to conduct themselves according to the values, principles and guidelines of the AASW Code of Ethics 2020.
- LO2. Demonstrate knowledge of working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to support their priorities and aspirations.
- LO3. Demonstrate an understanding of the role social workers play in advocating for policy initiatives and approaches to practice aimed at achieving fair and equitable access for people to social, health, economic, environmental and political resources.
- LO4. Demonstrate the ability to practice respectfully and inclusively with regard to culture and diversity.
- LO5. Demonstrate the ability to practice within a professional knowledge framework informed by a critical understanding of contemporary social work theory and research.
- LO6. Demonstrate the ability to make professional decisions on the basis of a holistic assessment of the needs, strengths, goals and preferences of people
- LO7. Demonstrate social work identity; exhibiting a sense of connectedness to the profession and appreciation for the standing of the profession.
- LO8. Demonstrate the capacity to engage in regular structured supervision from social work-qualified supervisors.
- LO9. Demonstrate the capacity to constructively reflect on emergent skills, knowledge, and expertise with a view to improving and broadening professional learning and development
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney |
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