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<p>This unit provides students with an advanced supervised social work placement experience in an approved practice setting. Building on the learning achieved in Social Work Placement 1, and following completion of prerequisite coursework and preparatory learning activities, students will complete a minimum of 500 hours of placement in a real-world social work context.</p><p>Through engagement in increasingly complex practice activities, regular professional supervision, and ongoing feedback, students will consolidate their professional identity and further develop their capacity for competent, ethical, and evidence-informed social work practice. Placement learning enables students to demonstrate and integrate the knowledge, skills, and values required for entry-level professional social work practice, including communication, assessment, intervention, advocacy, critical thinking and reflection, and professional judgement.</p><p>Social Work Placement 2 is undertaken concurrently with an integrative learning unit that supports the synthesis of theory and practice. Through structured opportunities for reflection, collaborative learning, and peer support, students critically examine their practice experiences, deepen their understanding of professional responsibilities, and strengthen their readiness for professional social work practice upon graduation.</p>
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<p><strong>Topics may include:</strong></p><p>· Preparation for placement, including expectations of entry-level professional practice.</p><p>· Completion of a minimum of 500 hours of supervised placement in an approved practice setting.</p><p>· Application and consolidation of knowledge and skills developed in Placement 1.</p><p>· Development of professional identity through practice experience and reflection.</p><p>· Participation in practice tasks aligned with individual learning goals.</p><p>· Use of supervision, feedback, and reflective practice to support learning and development.</p><p>· Integration of theory and practice through concurrent learning and reflection.</p><p>· Development of core professional capabilities, including communication, assessment, and critical thinking.</p><p>· Participation in a concurrent integrative unit to support synthesis of placement experience and academic learning.</p>
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<p>This unit provides students with an advanced supervised social work placement experience in an approved practice setting. Building on the learning achieved in Social Work Placement 1, and following completion of prerequisite coursework and preparatory learning activities, students will complete a minimum of 500 hours of placement in a real-world social work context.</p><p>Through engagement in increasingly complex practice activities, regular professional supervision, and ongoing feedback, students will consolidate their professional identity and further develop their capacity for competent, ethical, and evidence-informed social work practice. Placement learning enables students to demonstrate and integrate the knowledge, skills, and values required for entry-level professional social work practice, including communication, assessment, intervention, advocacy, critical thinking and reflection, and professional judgement.</p><p>Social Work Placement 2 is undertaken concurrently with an integrative learning unit that supports the synthesis of theory and practice. Through structured opportunities for reflection, collaborative learning, and peer support, students critically examine their practice experiences, deepen their understanding of professional responsibilities, and strengthen their readiness for professional social work practice upon graduation.</p>
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<p><strong>Topics may include:</strong></p><p>· Preparation for placement, including expectations of entry-level professional practice.</p><p>· Completion of a minimum of 500 hours of supervised placement in an approved practice setting.</p><p>· Application and consolidation of knowledge and skills developed in Placement 1.</p><p>· Development of professional identity through practice experience and reflection.</p><p>· Participation in practice tasks aligned with individual learning goals.</p><p>· Use of supervision, feedback, and reflective practice to support learning and development.</p><p>· Integration of theory and practice through concurrent learning and reflection.</p><p>· Development of core professional capabilities, including communication, assessment, and critical thinking.</p><p>· Participation in a concurrent integrative unit to support synthesis of placement experience and academic learning.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Social Work, Community & Human Services
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
30
EFTSL:
0.25
Field of education:
090501 - Social Work
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p> <p><strong>Spring Semester</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p> <p><strong>Summer Semester</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p> <p><strong>Winter Semester</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Ungraded (e.g. S-Satisfactory, UN-Unsatisfactory)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
500
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/bswug4008">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BSWUG3007" target="_blank">BSWUG3007</a> OR must have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BSWUG3006" target="_blank">BSWUG3006</a></p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Demonstrate engagement in reflective practice, including examination of personal and professional values that influence practice.</p>
K2
<p>Identify ethical dilemmas arising from your own positioning as a beginning practitioner engaging with a vulnerable population group. Formulate solutions to address the ethical dilemmas making reference to the professional code of ethics, social work values and practice standards.</p>
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<p>Demonstrate the capacity to work with increasing autonomy and professional responsibility.</p>
S1
<p>Demonstrate advanced skills in effective interpersonal communication, including culturally sensitive communication.</p>
S2
<p>Prepare high-quality professional written material as required and in accordance with agency policy.</p>
S3
<p>Create and maintain effective working relationships within multidisciplinary and multi-agency contexts.</p>
S4
<p>Demonstrate advanced level organizational skills to work autonomously and as a member of a team in managing multiple and complex tasks, including time management, planning and ability to prioritize tasks.</p>
S5
<p>Effectively utilize reflective practice in supervision to gain the confidence and competence required of an early career social worker.</p>
A1
<p>Participate in professional supervision applying reflective practice and critical reflection approaches to enhance knowledge and skills in practice and demonstrate professional accountability.</p>
A2
<p>Demonstrate responsibility and commitment for self-directed professional learning and development, including identifying own professional strengths and areas for further development.</p>
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<p>Complete activities aimed at integrating and developing professional knowledge and identity.</p>
<p>Placement Portfolio</p>
<p>S/U</p>
K1, K3, A2
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<p>Complete a learning plan demonstrating successful achievement of all required placement learning outcomes</p>
<p>Learning Plan</p>
<p>S/U</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1, A2
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<p>Successful completion of 500 hours of practical experience.</p>
<p>Placement (Hurdle)</p>
<p>S/U</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
No
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Description of FedTASK outcome
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Social Work, Community & Human Services
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
30
EFTSL:
0.25
Field of education:
090501 - Social Work
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p> <p><strong>Spring Semester</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p> <p><strong>Summer Semester</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p> <p><strong>Winter Semester</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Ungraded (e.g. S-Satisfactory, UN-Unsatisfactory)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
500
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/bswug4008">View unit fees</a>
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