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Unit Synopsis
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
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 18 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.375 |
| 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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.
Assessment Tasks
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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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