1 On-campus Activity
Students will attend and participate in a compulsory residential school.
Week 2 Friday (16 Mar 2018) 12:00 am AEST
Attendance for 3 days
No Assessment Criteria
No submission method provided.
- Demonstrate a range of direct practice skills and techniques in the practical application of the chosen therapeutic approach
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Practical Assessment
2. Theoretical Application: Audio Visual Demonstration
Assessment Product 1
Task Description
Preparation for Task
During the past three years of study, you have been exposed to simulated learning in the form of role plays at residential schools under the supervision of experienced practitioners and/or academics. These workshops highlighted the value of role plays for developing practice skills. They also highlighted some of the risks associated with role plays including the possible triggering of past experiences and/or the boundaries between role play and personal presentation being crossed. As the development of an audio visual demonstration will occur in an unsupervised environment students are required to undertake considered thought and preparation before arranging or engaging in the role play.
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Task Requirement
You are to produce a fifteen minute audio visual recording demonstrating the application of the narrative therapy or ecological systems approach to a role play case scenario in a therapeutic context. You are to develop your own role play scenario. You may choose to submit an individual or family casework or case management scenario. Much of the learning required for the competent completion of this assessment task will occur over the three days of residential.
Requirements for the role play that must be adhered to:
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Students are not to undertake a role play that considers the following practice issues: abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, and/or verbal); trauma and/or suicide. A submission will incur a 50% deduction in final marks if these issues are discussed.
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Students are required to carefully read documents; Student Information - Role Play Preparation and Management, and Role Play Information and Consent Form. These documents outline ethical considerations and strategies for minimising risks associated with role plays. All documentation is located on the course Moodle site.
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Students are required to provide a copy of the Role Play Information and Consent Form to all role play participants at least two days prior to the role play and ensure participant's understanding of the content. Additionally students need to inform participants of their right to contact the course coordinator if they have any concerns arising from the role play.
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Students are required to provide a copy of the role play case scenario (developed by student) to all participants at least two days prior to the role play. Social issues presented in the scenario should not be closely related to past, present or future events for the role play participant.
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Students must retain a copy of the signed Role Play Information and Consent Form.
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Students are not to refer to written scripts in the recording of the role play. There will be a 50% deduction from students' final marks if a written script is referred to in the role play.
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The audio visual recording will be used only for SOWK14005 assessment purposes. Permission will be obtained from both the student and all role play participants if other purposes are being requested.
Duration
The audio visual recording must be 15 minutes in duration (recording range 14 minutes to 16 minutes). Please note: one mark will be deducted for every minute less than 14 minutes and every minute over 16 minutes duration. Viewing will cease once 16 minutes has been reached.
You can select any 15 minute section of the role play (beginning, middle or end). You should select the phase of intervention that best demonstrates your application of the relevant skills and techniques relevant to your chosen therapeutic approach. You are encouraged to review the assessment criteria for full details of techniques and skills required for demonstration.
Format
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The audio visual recording is to be uploaded to a cloud drive storage such as Google Drive, Dropbox, or Onedrive and the submission link shared with the course coordinator. Students can contact tasac for support in accessing and using cloud drive.
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The audio visual recording must be saved in either Windows Media Player or VLC format. Media player and VLC software program are designed for viewing audio visual recordings and are available to download for free from the Internet.
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Before submitting your audio visual recording you must check that the file type extension is either mp4, mpeg, avi, wav or wmv.
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Only in exceptional circumstances will a USB be accepted. Approval must be sought and granted from the Unit Coordinator prior to submission.
Accompanying documentation
A Role Play Information and Consent Form must be signed by all participants and retained by the student and uploaded to moodle. Should any issues emerge in relation to the role play experience then the student must be able to produce this consent form as evidence of their preparation and management of their role play.
An Assessment Cover Sheet and Check List must be completed and also uploaded to moodle. Ensure the role play submission link (file sharing www link) is documented along with your name and student number.
Submission (Online)
Upload the Assessment Cover Sheet, Checklist, Consent Form and theoretical application transcript to the relevant moodle submission area. Please ensure the web link to your audio visual file is included on the cover sheet.
Please note: An additional copy of the audio visual recording must be retained by the student (on rare occasions recordings have been corrupted or not able to be viewed). A student will receive zero marks for this assessment if they are unable to submit a copy of the audio visual recording when requested by the Course Coordinator.
ASSESSMENT PRODUCT 2 - Theoretical Application Transcript
Referring to your audio visual demonstration and using the Theoretical Application Transcript template (on moodle) provide a critical analysis and reflection of your audio visual recording along with the identification of at least four examples of the application of the narrative approach or ecological systems approach.
Instructions
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Students are to complete all sections of the Theoretical Application Transcript template located on Moodle.
- References MUST be included to support analysis.
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Please note: It is not necessary to transcribe the entire audio visual recording only the excerpts chosen to demonstrate the application of the narrative practice or ecological systems approach.
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Submission (Online)
The Theoretical Application Transcript is submitted online via Moodle.
Word Limit
2000 words (excluding references, appendices and the 'Narrative from role play' column in the Theoretical Application Transcript). You must remain within 10% of the word limit (maximum - 1% of the mark will be deducted for every 100 words over or under this range).
Assessment Due Date
Week 6 Friday (20 Apr 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Return Date to Students Weighting
60%
Assessment Criteria
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Demonstrates the application of active listening skills to inform the therapeutic approach applied.
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Demonstrates the ability to appropriately apply and correctly identify the application of the narrative approach or ecological systems approach.
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Demonstrates the ability to critically reflect and evaluate the application of the therapeutic approach, practice skills, and use of self within the narrative or ecological systems approach, making adjustments to maintain appropriate engagement.
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Demonstrates the application of technical skills during 15 minute audio visual role play such as choice of venue, quality of sound, visual focus on worker and client.
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Week 6 Friday (20 Apr 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Submission via moodle
Week 8 Friday (4 May 2018)
- Demonstrates the application of active listening skills to inform the therapeutic approach applied.
- Demonstrates the ability to appropriately apply and correctly identify the application of the narrative approach or ecological systems approach.
- Demonstrates the ability to critically reflect and evaluate the application of the therapeutic approach, practice skills, and use of self within the narrative or ecological systems approach, making adjustments to maintain appropriate engagement.
- Demonstrates the application of technical skills during 15 minute audio visual role play such as choice of venue, quality of sound, visual focus on worker and client.
- Demonstrate a range of direct practice skills and techniques in the practical application of the chosen therapeutic approach
- Critically evaluate and reflect on the skills and techniques demonstrated in the practical application of the chosen therapeutic approach and developing social work practice
- Critically evaluate therapeutic models and their relevancy and practical application to social work practice contexts
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Written Assessment
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ROLE OF STUDENT
You are required to critically reflect on your first field placement experience.You are to select Option A or Option B.
Option A
- Think of a scenario where you were involved in either therapeutic or case work interventions. Demonstrate your capacity to review these interventions from two different perspectives concluding with a critical evaluation of each. One of these perspectives will be the narrative approach or ecological systems approach.
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Option B
- Think of a scenario during field education where you were not the primary provider of interventions but assessed the need for a referral to such a service. Use that scenario to demonstrate how, if you were in a therapeutic or case work relationship with the people/person involved, you would approach possible interventions from two different perspectives concluding with your evaluation of each. One of these perspectives will be the narrative approach or ecological systems approach.
ASSESSMENT PRODUCT - A Critical Evaluation
Utilising either option A or option B, you are to write an essay which critically evaluates and compares the theoretical and practical applications of the narrative practice or ecological systems approaches along with one other therapeutic approach covered in this course and/or previous social work courses to the scenario provided.
Making reference to the scenario provided the critique should consider:
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The salient features of each therapeutic approach articulating where similarities lie as well as differences that contribute to the strength and limitation of each approach.
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Any contraindications or key considerations for each therapeutic approach including; cultural context, developmental stages, ability, etc.
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Describe contexts that are most suitable for the application of each therapeutic approach. For example, what contextual features need to be available for the successful application of each approach? What contextual features might limit or impact on the successful application of each approach?
· Please refer to the assessment criteria below for additional detail.
WORD LIMIT
2000 words (excluding references and appendices). You must remain within 10% of the word limit (maximum 1% of the mark will be deducted for every 100 words over or under this range).
Week 11 Friday (25 May 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (15 June 2018)
- Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and compare the theoretical and practical application of a narrative approach or ecological systems approach to the placement scenario provided.
- Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and compare the theoretical and practical application of a second nominated therapeutic approach to the placement scenario provided.
- Demonstrates an ability to describe contextual features that are supportive as well as limiting of both theoretical applications.
- Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate academic literary sources and integrate appropriate sources within the critique. Literature has been drawn on to inform critique.
- Demonstrates ability to produce a well written and structured critical analysis within the word limit showing appropriate grammar, spelling and referencing (Harvard)
- Critically evaluate therapeutic models and their relevancy and practical application to social work practice contexts
- Critically evaluate therapeutic approaches and skills for different cultural contexts including working in Indigenous contexts.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
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