Overview
Critical exploration of contemporary Pacific social issues, considering and developing relevant social service responses to identified Pacific social issues.
About this paper
| Paper title | Pasifika and Social Services |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $2,867.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- SOWK 408
- Limited to
- PGDipSW, MSW
- Notes
- May not be credited with SOWK411 or SOWK521 completed in 2016 or 2017.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Social and Community Work programme website
- Teaching staff
To be advised when paper is next offered
- Textbooks
To be advised when paper is next offered
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students completing the SOWK 508 will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to analyse, question and reflect on their initial understanding of Pacific Peoples and communities
- Attain a critical appreciation of Pacific Peoples and their world views
- Identify the diverse issues affecting Pacific Peoples and where they are located within the ecological model
- Develop an awareness of ethical and cultural issues involved in working with Pacific Peoples
- Critically apply their knowledge to develop an appropriate framework for policy, research or practice in relation to a Pasifika social issue they're most familiar with and which is reflective of their organisational context
Overview
Critical exploration of contemporary Pacific social issues, considering and developing relevant social service responses to identified Pacific social issues.
About this paper
| Paper title | Pasifika and Social Services |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- SOWK 408
- Limited to
- PGDipSW, MSW
- Notes
- May not be credited with SOWK411 or SOWK521 completed in 2016 or 2017.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Social and Community Work programme website.
- Teaching staff
To be advised when paper is next offered.
- Textbooks
To be advised when paper is next offered.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students completing the SOWK 508 will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to analyse, question and reflect on their initial understanding of Pacific Peoples and communities.
- Attain a critical appreciation of Pacific Peoples and their world views.
- Identify the diverse issues affecting Pacific Peoples and where they are located within the ecological model.
- Develop an awareness of ethical and cultural issues involved in working with Pacific Peoples.
- Critically apply their knowledge to develop an appropriate framework for policy, research or practice in relation to a Pasifika social issue they're most familiar with and which is reflective of their organisational context.