School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Introduction to Professional Practice
  • Unit Code

    SWK1110
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Adam JOHNSON

Description

This unit introduces students to the profession of social work. It considers the importance of the conscious use of an individual's values and ethics, as well as knowledge and skills, in professional practice. The unit examines the nature of professional helping, and develops effective communication and interaction skills.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the key interpersonal communication skills.
  2. Describe the nature of social work and welfare practice.
  3. Describe the steps in the problem-solving helping process
  4. Explain the importance of values and ethical conduct in professional practice.
  5. Identify the practice fields in social work.
  6. Provide an overview of the knowledge base informing professional helping.
  7. Understand the historical and philosophical basis of helping.

Unit Content

  1. An introduction to social work as a profession.
  2. Discussion with industry representatives.
  3. Historical and philosophical foundations of practice.
  4. Interpersonal skills.
  5. Models for professional practice.
  6. Power and ethics in professional practice.
  7. The dimensions of the helping process.
  8. The practice fields of social work.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not OfferedNot Offered13 x 1 hour lecture
Semester 1Not OfferedNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, discussion board activity, blogs, case studies and audiovisual resources.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioLearning Portfolio50%
PresentationPaper40%
ParticipationParticipation10%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioLearning Portfolio50%
EssayPaper40%
ParticipationParticipation10%

Core Reading(s)

  • Chenoweth, L., & McAuliffe, D. (2017). The road to social work and human service practice (5th ed., pp. 1–336). Cengage. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ECU/detail.action?docID=5231267

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Introduction to Professional Practice
  • Unit Code

    SWK1110
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Adam JOHNSON

Description

This unit introduces students to the profession of social work. It considers the importance of the conscious use of an individual's values and ethics, as well as knowledge and skills, in professional practice. The unit examines the nature of professional helping, and develops effective communication and interaction skills.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the key interpersonal communication skills.
  2. Describe the nature of social work and welfare practice.
  3. Describe the steps in the problem-solving helping process
  4. Explain the importance of values and ethical conduct in professional practice.
  5. Identify the practice fields in social work.
  6. Provide an overview of the knowledge base informing professional helping.
  7. Understand the historical and philosophical basis of helping.

Unit Content

  1. An introduction to social work as a profession.
  2. Discussion with industry representatives.
  3. Historical and philosophical foundations of practice.
  4. Interpersonal skills.
  5. Models for professional practice.
  6. Power and ethics in professional practice.
  7. The dimensions of the helping process.
  8. The practice fields of social work.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not OfferedNot Offered13 x 1 hour lecture
Semester 1Not OfferedNot Offered13 x 2 hour tutorial

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, discussion board activity, blogs, case studies and audiovisual resources.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioLearning Portfolio50%
PresentationPaper40%
ParticipationParticipation10%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioLearning Portfolio50%
EssayPaper40%
ParticipationParticipation10%

Core Reading(s)

  • Chenoweth, L., & McAuliffe, D. (2017). The road to social work and human service practice (5th ed., pp. 1–336). Cengage. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ECU/detail.action?docID=5231267

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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