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SOWK14009 - Fieldwork Education 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This is the final fieldwork placement of the BSW course and it is expected to be the final unit the students completes within the BSW course. The student will complete 80 days x 7 hours (560 hours) of onsite, agency based interactions and learning activities supervised by an approved social worker. Students will participate in the range of activities, tasks and processes that the agency encompasses under supervision. Students should be able to integrate professional social work knowledge and skills acquired during their coursework and be able to participate meaningfully in the operations of the agency where they are placed. Student should be able to formulate their own model of practice as a beginning professional social worker. On completion of the placement students will be expected to meet the AASW practice standards for a beginning professional social worker. Attendance at the relevant residential school as well as participation in designated call back sessions during placement is a requirement. Students will be also required to undergo a pre placement interview to assess their suitability for fieldwork placement and preference for placements will be given to students who have successfully completed all other required coursework in the BSW. Students readiness for fieldwork will be assessed on the basis of their participation in a range of tasks and assessments completed during their previous years of 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) or (SOWK13002 and SOWK19016 and SOWK19017) or Requires Departmental consent by the School, Corequisite: SOWK14010 Integrating Theory & Practice 2

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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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. Written Assessment 0%
2. Written Assessment 0%
3. Group Discussion 0%
4. Off-campus Activity 0%
5. Written Assessment 0%
6. Written Assessment 0%
7. Written Assessment 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 and construct opportunities to determine placement preferences and fieldwork learning contract.
  2. Display appropriate use of self and complex problem solving skills within the placement context.
  3. Generate appropriate self care strategies within the professional context.
  4. Promote cross cultural competency skills and knowledge including working in indigenous contexts.
  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. Formulate a clear articulation and justification of a professional practice framework.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Group Discussion
4 - Off-campus Activity
5 - Written Assessment
6 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Group Discussion
4 - Off-campus Activity
5 - Written Assessment
6 - Written Assessment
7 - Written Assessment