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

    Social Work Theory and Practice 1: Advanced Interpersonal Skills
  • Unit Code

    SWK3112
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Susan BAILEY

Description

This unit introduces students to advanced interpersonal theories, models and skills commonly used in practice. Students begin the unit by critically reflecting on how their own cultural background influences interpersonal skills. Over the course of the semester, students will practice active listening, engagement strategies and assessment skills to facilitate working alongside people, in support of problem solving and solution focused interventions in a variety of settings.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Off-Campus students must attend the 5-day Residential at the South West campus as there is a practical skills demonstration assessment worth 40%

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 240 credit points

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SWK3111

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of professional self and an ability to practise reflectively
  2. Demonstrate an ability to identify the nature, process and purpose of professional helping using micro-intervention methods.
  3. Demonstrate advanced interpersonal and interactive skills in social work practice.
  4. Understand the role of counselling in professional practice.
  5. Understand and apply assessment skills.

Unit Content

  1. Understanding of self and impact on interpersonal skills.
  2. Theories informing advanced interpersonal skills.
  3. Advanced active listening and interpersonal skills.
  4. Engagement strategies for working with people.
  5. Assessment skills using problem solving and solution- focused approaches.
  6. Models for critically reflective practice.

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 3 hour seminar

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

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

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
AssignmentMinor paper20%
VivaCritical reflection on skills demonstration40%
TestSkills demonstration40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentMinor paper20%
VivaCritical reflection on skills demonstration40%
TestSkills demonstration40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Geldard, D., Geldard, K., & Yin Foo, R. (2016). Chapter Four: Learning Foundation Skills. In Basic Personal Counselling : a training manual for counsellors (8th ed., pp. 28–33). Cengage Publishers. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/967552653
  • Cournoyer, B. R. (2017). The social work skills workbook (8th ed.). Australia: Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1100698904

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

    Social Work Theory and Practice 1: Advanced Interpersonal Skills
  • Unit Code

    SWK3112
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Susan BAILEY

Description

This unit introduces students to advanced interpersonal theories, models and skills commonly used in practice. Students begin the unit by critically reflecting on how their own cultural background influences interpersonal skills. Over the course of the semester, students will practice active listening, engagement strategies and assessment skills to facilitate working alongside people, in support of problem solving and solution focused interventions in a variety of settings.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Off-Campus students must attend the 5-day Residential at the South West campus as there is a practical skills demonstration assessment worth 40%

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 240 credit points

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SWK3111

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of professional self and an ability to practise reflectively
  2. Demonstrate an ability to identify the nature, process and purpose of professional helping using micro-intervention methods.
  3. Demonstrate advanced interpersonal and interactive skills in social work practice.
  4. Understand the role of counselling in professional practice.
  5. Understand and apply assessment skills.

Unit Content

  1. Understanding of self and impact on interpersonal skills.
  2. Theories informing advanced interpersonal skills.
  3. Advanced active listening and interpersonal skills.
  4. Engagement strategies for working with people.
  5. Assessment skills using problem solving and solution- focused approaches.
  6. Models for critically reflective practice.

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 3 hour seminar

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

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

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
AssignmentMinor paper20%
VivaCritical reflection on skills demonstration40%
TestSkills demonstration40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentMinor paper20%
VivaCritical reflection on skills demonstration40%
TestSkills demonstration40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Geldard, D., Geldard, K., & Yin Foo, R. (2016). Chapter Four: Learning Foundation Skills. In Basic Personal Counselling : a training manual for counsellors (8th ed., pp. 28–33). Cengage Publishers. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/967552653
  • Cournoyer, B. R. (2017). The social work skills workbook (8th ed.). Australia: Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1100698904

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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