Overview
This final field education unit requires you to complete 500 hours of onsite, agency-based interactions and learning activities under the supervision of an approved social worker. You will apply theoretical knowledge, professional ethics, values and skills in real-world settings, meaningfully participate in the agency's operations, and collaborate with colleagues in diverse work contexts and across service agencies. You will develop your practice framework as a professional social worker, critically reflect on your practice, and integrate coursework learning with your field placement experiences. Upon completing this unit, you will demonstrate the ability to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical skills, critically reflect on practice, formulate a practice framework, and meet the Australian Association of Social Workers' practice standards for professional social workers.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: SOWK29002 Working with Families, Groups and Communities SOWK29003 Contemporary Social Policy and Social Work SOWK29006 Social Work Research for Practice SOWK29004 Family and Structural Violence SOWK28005 Social Work Field Education 1 The co-requisite: SOWK29005 Social Work Theories and the Practice Context
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 18-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 37.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 450 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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- Demonstrate the integration of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values within the placement context in alignment with the AASW Code of Ethics. AASW Practice Standards and organisational context for practice, including adherence to legislative and policy frameworks.
- Critically reflect on your professional practice, incorporating self-care strategies, complex problem-solving skills, and cross-cultural competency.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of client's needs and design, implement, and evaluate appropriate intervention strategies using social work theoretical frameworks.
- Construct and justify a professional practice framework relevant to your social work practice and demonstrate its application in various contexts.
Field Education is a key component of a social work course. All students studying social work must complete 1000 hours of placement time in an agency over two placements as required by the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards (ASWEAS) (2023). This unit is the first placement for students within a human service or social work organisation.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||
| 3 - Presentation - 0% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
| 4 - Research | ||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||
| 8 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||
| 9 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||