Courses - Faculty of Education And Social Work
Human Services
Stage I
Lifespan Development for Human Services
An introduction to the theories of lifespan development. Key issues affecting human development and its relevance and application to the work of human service practitioners will be explored. The consideration of social contexts of human development will be a central theme.
Stage II
Leadership in Human Services
An exploration of contemporary leadership concepts, organisation structures and models with a view to their implementation within human service settings. Various approaches to team structure found in human services will be examined. Organisational structures and culture will be explored with a view to understanding how they are created, sustained and changed.
Prerequisite: SOCWORK 111, or 30 points passed from the BHumServ Schedule
Reflective Practice in Human Services
Developing the processes of reflective practice to evaluate 'self' in their role as a human service practitioner. Using an experiential and collaborative approach, students will apply action learning and gather data on their own practice. In consultation with a colleague or mentor, students will implement and evaluate change in their professional practice.
Prerequisite: HUMSERV 104 and 30 points passed from the BHumServ Schedule
Ethics and Social Justice
An introduction to major normative ethical theories and to the moral controversies of applied ethics that are relevant to the fields of disability studies and youth work. An examination of the application of the principles of justice to disabled people and youth as expressed in relevant universal declarations and conventions and national legislation.
Prerequisite: Any 30 points passed from the BHumServ Schedule
Assessment, Planning and Coordination
An examination of the practical components and implications of assessment, planning and coordination in human services. The theory and practice of needs assessment, service coordination and budget management are examined. The professional ethics and related practice issues are examined in relation to these activities.
Prerequisite: Any 30 points passed from the BHumServ Schedule
Stage III
Field Work in Human Services 1
A service-learning experience during which students will connect with an organisation or group to apply classroom knowledge in a human service setting. With supervision, students will be assisted to reflect on their field work experiences to further develop their professional practice skills.
Prerequisite: HUMSERV 101, 102, 104, 201, 202, 203, 211, SOCWORK 111, 112, 114, 211
Field Work in Human Services 2
An experiential learning course focused on a consolidation of understanding of the function of reflection and research in human service practice. Students will critically analyse their own practice, connecting it to theory and evidence. With supervision and using appropriate methodology students will implement and evaluate change in their professional practice.
Prerequisite: HUMSERV 101, 102, 104, 201, 202, 203, 211, SOCWORK 111, 112, 114, 211
Restriction: HUMSERV 302
Advanced Practice in Cultural Responsiveness
Effective practice and social change occur when practitioners can locate self, power, and diversity appropriately within bicultural and multicultural contexts. Students will critically engage with theories of cultural competence, cultural responsiveness, and cultural humility to develop skills and strategies to work reflexively across diversity dimensions and contexts, including, but not limited to, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, age and ability.
Prerequisite: HUMSERV 101, 102, 104, 201, 202, 203, 211, SOCWORK 111, 112, 114, 211