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Critical exploration of contemporary Pacific social issues, considering and developing relevant social service responses to identified Pacific social issues.
| Paper title | Pasifika and Social Services |
|---|---|
| Paper code | SOWK408 |
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2022, expected to be offered in 2024 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,403.61 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- SOWK 508
- Limited to
- BSW, MSCW (Applied)
- Notes
- May not be credited with SOWK411 or SOWK521 completed in 2016 or 2017.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- To be advised.
- Textbooks
To be advised.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding,
Ethics, Information literacy, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students completing SOWK 408 will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect on their initial understanding of Pacific peoples and their world views
- Identify where Pacific peoples’ issues are located within the ecological model
- Develop an awareness for ethnic-sensitive practice with Pacific peoples
- Be able to competently evaluate issues and develop an appropriate framework for practice in relation to a Pasifika social issue
