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SOWK14009 - Fieldwork Education 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This is your final fieldwork placement, and it is expected to be the final unit that you complete within the BSW course. You will complete 80 days x 7 hours (560 hours) of onsite, agency-based interactions and learning activities supervised by an approved social worker. During your field placement you will integrate professional social work knowledge and skills acquired during your coursework and participate meaningfully in the operations of the agency where you are placed. You will formulate your own model of practice as a beginning professional social worker. On completion of your fieldwork placement, you are expected to meet the AASW practice standards as a beginning professional social worker. In this unit you are required to attend the relevant residential school and participate in designated call back sessions. Prior to your fieldwork placement you will undergo a preplacement interview to assess your suitability for fieldwork placement. Your suitability will be assessed through evidence of your participation in a range of tasks and assessments completed during your previous coursework and fieldwork.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 18
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.375
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites: SOWK13009 and SOWK14005 and SOWK14006 

Corequisite: SOWK14010 

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2023

Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Online

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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 18-credit Undergraduate 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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Professional Practice Plans (learning plans) 0%
2. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 0%
3. Presentation 0%

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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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 22.22% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
The best aspects of this unit were the Unit Coordinators, they were always approachable and easily contactable. Answers in the Q&A Forum were promptly replied to. The Coordinators were always easily contacted via email and phone as well. I was never left hanging in relation to my queries.
Recommendation
The field education team always endeavour to be responsive.
Action Taken
We continue to work hard to be as available and responsive to students as it possible.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Undertaking a co-requisite unit like SOWK14010 Integrating Theory and Practice 2 resulted in an adverse 'pressurised' experience, which only grew in intensity as placement progressed. The combination of both units severely restricted self-care capabilities and took away from truly being invested (grounded) in the field placement journey.
Recommendation
This very issue has been taken on board and changes have been made to reduce the amount of tasks required in field education to focus on the placement learning and self care. The integrating theories unit will remain as an integral part of the students learning however with these adjustments to SOWK14009 the pressure will ease.
Action Taken
Task requirements were more streamlined in 2022, however, we continue to re-evaluate unit requirements ongoingly.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
A lot of the units had administrative mistakes like due dates and wrong unit profiles etc.
Recommendation
Whilst we endeavour to be as diligent as possible with forms dates etc., some things do get missed. We have worked diligently to address these concerns and correct any identified administrative errors.
Action Taken
We continue to monitor all material to ensure there are no errors and always appreciate feedback from students if we have missed anything.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Fieldwork is a fantastic way to learn. It is just unfortunate that it is 1000 hours of un-paid work. It add additional financial stress to an already stressful situation
Recommendation
The social work field education team appreciate that unpaid hours of work is challenging and we are always open to consider work based paid opportunities that sit within the ASWEAS guidelines to support students.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
'Provided clear and knowledgeable explanations' and at times 'Make sure your feedback is clear and useable'
Recommendation
Feedback is important and we appreciate that for some we are clear and for others they require additional information for clarity. The Field Education team work hard to supply feedback to all students in a timely and clear manner.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Critically reflect on professional practice to determine placement preferences and fieldwork learning contract.
  2. Demonstrate appropriate use of self and complex problem solving skills within the placement context.
  3. Analysis of appropriate self care strategies as utilised within the professional context.
  4. Implement cross cultural competency skills and knowledge including working with First Nations communities.
  5. Conduct complex assessments of clients' needs and design and implement appropriate intervention strategies using social work theoretical frameworks.
  6. Promote work practices consistent with the AASW code of ethics, practice standards and organisational policies and procedures.
  7. Construct a professional practice framework and justify its relevance to your social work practice.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Professional Practice Plans (learning plans) • • • • • •
2 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • •
3 - Presentation • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
5 - Team Work • • • • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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