Overview
The spectrum of child and family social work, covering the macro environment, the family support/prevention domain, the statutory child protection context, and issues for children and young people in care.
This paper is designed to assist students to develop critical analysis and reflection skills across child and family social work contexts. Understanding common family problems, and their social determinants, encourages students to develop a critical, evidence informed approach. The paper covers social work in community-based and statutory fields of child welfare, and prepares students for practice with all families in Aotearoa New Zealand.
About this paper
| Paper title | Child and Family Social Work |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(Distance learning)
Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,803.53 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- SOWK 302
- Eligibility
- Non-BSW students may be admitted to this paper with approval from the Head of Department of Sociology, Gender and Social Work.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Social and Community Work programme website
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinators: Andrew Rudolph and Emily Keddell
- Paper Structure
Week one: 1-day workshop.
Remainder of semester: One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial each week.
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
Lectures and tutorials are available both distance and on-campus.
- Textbooks
- All readings supplied online
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical thinking, Ethics, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
During this paper students will learn to:
- Develop critical reflection
- Understand social work assessment and selected social problems
- Develop research skills