This assessment aims to encourage you to interact with other students but also to develop reflective skills and demonstrate your understanding of the unit material.

Instructions

You are writing to demonstrate your understanding and engagement with the weekly topics, literature, and materials available to you, as outlined in the study schedule through research, reflection, and participation in online forums.

The assessment involves you writing a 300-word (maximum) forum post and responding to two peer response posts. Each reflective peer response post is to be 100 words (max). Forum and peer responses are required for weeks 2, 4, and 6. The total 1500 word assessment includes 3 x 300-word forum posts and 6 x 100-word reflective peer responses. Please see the Assessment 1 marking rubric for the marking breakdown.

A brief, concisely written answer to the question and peer response is more effective than a long-winded general comment. Where appropriate, refer to the literature to support your discussion and provide an in-text citation for the sources you use. If you use a direct quote as part of your discussion, it must be indicated as such, and you will need to provide full reference details using APA (7th Edition) referencing style.

Please follow the steps below to complete your assessment task:

1. In weeks 2,4, and 6 you will respond to the forum questions posted by the Unit Coordinator (three posts). Your forum post and two reflective peer responses need to be completed by 11 pm Friday of weeks 2, 4, and 6.

2. To prepare each forum post to the question read the relevant required set textbook chapters, and other readings and view the weekly topic resources on the Moodle site and in the e-Reading list.

3. Familiarise yourself with the key concepts and perspectives covered in the unit.

4. Search the CQU library and databases for useful references for each of the chosen questions and undertake further reading.

5. Draft an outline before writing your response. Use examples to illustrate your applied understanding.

6. Provide in-text citations to support your discussions and include any references cited at the end of your post and add a single reference list at the end of each post.

7. Once you have made your post to the discussion forum, you will be able to view other student posts and can prepare two reflective peer response posts (respond to two different student forum postings). Each peer response post needs to be 100 words (maximum).

8.  Scholarly conventions are required and appropriate communication in accordance with the AASW Code of Ethics (2020).

Literature and references

In this assessment, use a minimum of five contemporary references (<10 years) to support your discussion. The required set textbook is one suitable reference. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles, textbooks, and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the five elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature from the internet must be from reputable websites such as government, university, or peak national bodies.

Requirements

Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman or Arial, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).

Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.

You may write in the first-person perspective.

Use formal academic language.

Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.

Compile a single reference list for the literature cited in all your forum post answers and peer response posts. The reference list goes on a new page after all the posts.

Provide a word count for each forum post and reflective peer response post. The total word count must not exceed 1500 words (max) (3x300 forum posts + 6x100 reflective peer responses)

Answers must not contain dot points or numbered lists.

The word count is considered from the first word of the answer to the last word of your individual posts. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations. No table of contents, abstract, introduction, conclusion, or appendices are required for this assignment. The answers do not need images, tables, and graphs inserted in the response or attached as a file.

Resources

You can use unit provided materials, the set textbook, and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, books, grey literature) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.

We recommend that you access your discipline specific library guide: the Social Work and Community Services Guide.

For information on academic communication, please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources, including information for students with English as a second language.

Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.

Submission

Submit your three forum post answers and your six reflective peer responses via the unit Moodle site in a single Microsoft Word file. You can copy and paste from your Moodle site into a Word document. Clearly identify the week for each forum post (week 2, 4 or 6) and state the students’ names whose posts you are responding to for each peer response post.

A copy of the marking rubric is available on the Moodle site.

The aim is for you to explore community work models used in Australia and internationally for addressing social issues. It involves examining various community work models implemented in different contexts and evaluating their effectiveness, with a specific focus on cultural competency.

By comparing different community work models, the assessment aims to assess their ability to engage with and address the diverse cultural needs of individuals and communities, specifically Indigenous people and communities. You will need to evaluate how these models incorporate components of cultural competency, to provide insight into their applicability and effectiveness in diverse cultural contexts and communities.

Instructions

You are required to submit an essay of 1500 words. Start by following these steps:

1. Select one social issue – homelessness or food insecurity.

2. Identify one Australian and one international example of social innovation involving Indigenous communities for your selected social issue.

3. Distinguish Indigenous communities as one idea of community relative to other ideas of community.

4. Critique the community work models used in the two social innovations and how they deliver outcomes for Indigenous people and communities.

5. Compare and contrast these work models to other community work models in integrating cultural competency into their practice.

6. Evaluate them against the key components of cultural competency in social work.

Please do not use dot points or numbered lists in your discussion. You are encouraged to discuss your ideas and resources with the unit coordinator and others in the Moodle Discussion Forum and Zoom tutorial sessions.

A brief, concisely written answer to the question is more effective than a long-winded general comment. Where appropriate, refer to the literature to support your discussion and provide an in-text citation for the sources you use. If you use a direct quote as part of your discussion, it must be indicated as such, and you will need to provide full reference details using APA (7th Edition) referencing style.

Please follow the steps below to complete your assessment task:

1. Read the relevant required set textbook chapters and view the weekly topic resources and tutorial material on the Moodle site and in the e-Reading list.

2. Familiarise yourself with the key concepts and perspectives covered in the unit.

3. Search the CQU library and databases for useful references and undertake further reading.

4. Draft an outline of your essay discussion first. Use examples to illustrate your applied understanding.

5. Provide in-text citations to support your discussion and add a single reference list at the end of your document on a new page.

Literature and references

In this assessment, use a minimum of ten contemporary references (<10 years) to support your discussion. The required set textbook is one suitable reference. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles, textbooks, and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the five elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature from the internet must be from reputable websites such as government, university, or peak national bodies.

Requirements

Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman or Arial, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).

Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.

Write in the third-person perspective.

Use formal academic language (avoid contractions).

Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.

The word count for the essay is considered from the introduction's first word to the conclusion's last word. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations. No table of contents, abstract, or appendices is required for this assignment.

Resources

You can use unit provided materials, the set textbook, and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, books, grey literature) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.

We recommend that you access your discipline specific library guide: the Social Work and Community Services Guide.

For information on academic communication, please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources, including information for students with English as a second language.

Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.

Submission

Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.

A copy of the marking rubric is available on the Moodle site.

We live in an increasingly diverse global community and Australia is a large multicultural country with a growing population of diverse ethnic minorities, many of whom are migrants from other countries. Social workers advance a more inclusive and equitable society to support the settlement and integration of migrants into Australia by advocating for policy changes.

The aim of your assignment is to write a report demonstrating your analysis of the conception of community and community work models that exist in your selected community by identifying and examining the community work models used and how they perform in general and compared to other models.

Instructions

You are required to submit a report of 1500 words. Start the discussion by:

1. Analyse the idea of community, as ethnic/cultural and diasporic.

2. Select your migrant community and explore it in terms of its context (history, social, cultural, and political elements), commonly held assumptions or stereotypes, and the power dynamics amongst individuals of various identities (gender, race, social-economic status, age).

3. Identify and examine the community work models in practice (e.g., strengths perspective) in Australian society when social workers are working with your selected community and other first and second generation migrant clients (e.g., South East Asian).

4. Examine the strategies used and identify where positive outcomes result in the community. Select factors such as cultural richness, community organisation, local leadership, and social cohesion to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies used.

Please see the Assessment 3 marking rubric for a marking breakdown.

Please do not use dot points or numbered lists in your answer. You are encouraged to discuss your ideas and resources with the unit coordinator and others in the Moodle Discussion Forum and Zoom tutorial sessions.

A brief, concisely written answer to the question is more effective. Where appropriate, refer to the literature to support your discussion and provide an in-text citation for the sources you use. If you use a direct quote as part of your discussion, it must be indicated as such, and you will need to provide full reference details using APA (7th Edition) referencing style.

Please follow the steps below to complete your assessment task:

1. Read the relevant required set textbook chapters and view the weekly topic resources and tutorial material on the Moodle site and in the e-Reading list.

2. Familiarise yourself with the key concepts and perspectives covered in the unit.

3. Search the CQU library and databases for useful references for each of the chosen questions and undertake further reading.

4. Draft an outline of key points and topics before writing your first draft. Use examples to illustrate your applied understanding.

5. Provide in-text citations to support your discussion and add a single reference list at the end of your document on a new page.

Literature and references

In this assessment, use a minimum of ten contemporary references (<10 years) to support your discussion. The required set textbook is one suitable reference. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles, textbooks, and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the five elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature from the internet must be from reputable websites such as government, university, or peak national bodies.

Requirements

Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman or Arial, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).

Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.

Write in the third-person perspective.

Use formal academic language.

Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.

The word count is considered from the introduction's first word to the conclusion's last word. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations. After the cover page, include a brief executive summary paragraph and then a table of contents. No appendices are required for this assignment. The answers do not need images, tables, and graphs inserted in or attached as appendices.

Resources

You can use unit provided materials, the set textbook, and other credible sources (e.g., journal articles, books, grey literature) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important.

We recommend that you access your discipline specific library guide: the Social Work and Community Services Guide.

For information on academic communication, please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources, including information for students with English as a second language.

Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.

Re-attempt

In this unit, you may be offered to re-attempt a failed assessment task to demonstrate your achievement of one or more of the unit’s learning outcomes. A re-attempt will only be considered if you have demonstrated a reasonable attempt to complete every part of the assessment task.

If the Unit Coordinator allows you to re-attempt an assessment task, you must resubmit your revised work within seven (7) consecutive days of being notified about the re-attempt opportunity. A re-attempted assessment will receive a mark no greater than the minimum pass mark allowable for the original assessment task.

A copy of the marking rubric is available on the Moodle site.