Overview
Introduction to social work in social service and community settings through a supervised fieldwork placement.
The overall goal of the paper is to provide students with the opportunity to be involved in and learn from the experience of a supervised fieldwork placement in a social service organisation or community work setting. Students are expected to draw on the learning opportunities provided in a placement, as well as using the frameworks for practice offered in other papers. This is an important chance for students to implement their learning in practice, in a safe learning environment under the supervision of an experienced worker. In keeping with the programme's commitment to providing models for bicultural practice, every effort will be made to provide placement experiences that model and reflect such practices.
About this paper
| Paper title | Fieldwork Practice 1 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.2083 |
| Points | 25 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2
(Distance learning)
Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $2,388.78 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- SOWK 551, SOWK 552, SOWK 553, SOWK 570
- Pre or Corequisite
- SOWK 554
- Restriction
- SOWK 392
- Limited to
- MSCW (Applied)
- Eligibility
Note: Full-time students should normally enrol for SOWK 592 in the second semester. Part-time students may enrol for SOWK 592 in the first semester if they have already completed the prerequisites.
Prerequisites are:
- SOWK 301/551
- SOWK 302/552
- SOWK 303/553
- SOWK 320/570
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Social and Community Work programme website
- Teaching staff
Course coordinators: Susan Wason and Louie Claasen
- Paper Structure
Students are placed with social service related organisations for a 50-day placement, totaling 375 hours.
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person learning. Distance students are offered placement opportunities in the areas that they live. Throughout the placement students will be provided with support and supervision.
- Textbooks
- Readings are provided through Blackboard. Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Course outline
A course outline will be made available at the introductory workshop.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong Learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical Thinking, Cultural Understanding, Ethics, Information Literacy, Self-Motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students completing this paper will:
- Have a working knowledge of the organisation in terms of its policies and procedures, protocols, organisation, and resourcing; the services it provides and the role and tasks of its workers
- Have developed and applied appropriate skills and methods for working with users of the services be they individuals, families/whanau, groups, communities, iwi, or organisations
- Through supervision: have an awareness of one's own attitudes and values, limitations and strengths in relation to the work undertaken in the organisation/setting
- Have an understanding of the professional elements of social and/or community work
- Analyse the organisation's response to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and bicultural practice using material from previous and current learning
- Critically reflect on the placement in the context of wider theories of social work practice
In addition to these paper learning objectives students are also expected to develop at least two additional personal learning objectives to be achieved in the first placement.
Overview
Introduction to social work in social service and community settings through a supervised fieldwork placement.
The overall goal of the paper is to provide students with the opportunity to be involved in and learn from the experience of a supervised fieldwork placement in a social service organisation or community work setting. Students are expected to draw on the learning opportunities provided in a placement, as well as use the frameworks for practice offered in other papers. This is an important chance for students to implement their learning in practice, in a safe learning environment under the supervision of an experienced professional. In keeping with the programme's commitment to providing models for bicultural practice, every effort will be made to provide placement experiences that model and reflect such practices.
About this paper
| Paper title | Fieldwork Practice 1 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.2083 |
| Points | 25 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2
(Distance learning)
Semester 2 (On campus) 1st Non standard period (12 July 2027 - 20 November 2027) (Distance learning) 2nd Non standard period (12 July 2027 - 20 November 2027) (On campus) 3rd Non standard period (12 July 2027 - 4 December 2027) (Distance learning) 4th Non standard period (12 July 2027 - 4 December 2027) (On campus) 5th Non standard period (12 July 2027 - 18 December 2027) (Distance learning) 6th Non standard period (12 July 2027 - 18 December 2027) (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| 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. |
- Prerequisite
- SOWK 551, SOWK 552, SOWK 553, SOWK 570
- Pre or Corequisite
- SOWK 554
- Restriction
- SOWK 392
- Limited to
- MSCW (Applied)
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Social and Community Work programme website.
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinators: Susan Wason and Louie Claasen
- Paper Structure
Students are placed with social service-related organisations for a 50-day placement, totalling 375 hours.
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person learning. Distance students are offered placement opportunities in the areas where they live. Throughout the placement, students will be provided with support and supervision.
There is one compulsory full-day workshop in S2 - both distance and on-campus students must attend
- Textbooks
- Readings are provided through Aoroa. Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Course outline
A course outline will be made available at the introductory workshop.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong Learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical Thinking, Cultural Understanding, Ethics, Information Literacy, Self-Motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students completing this paper will:
- Have a working knowledge of the organisation in terms of its policies and procedures, protocols, organisation and resourcing; the services it provides and the role and tasks of its workers
- Have developed and applied appropriate skills and methods for working with users of the services, be they individuals, families/whanau, groups, communities, iwi, or organisations
- Through supervision: have an awareness of one's own attitudes and values, limitations and strengths in relation to the work undertaken in the organisation/setting
- Have an understanding of the professional elements of social and/or community work
- Analyse the organisation's response to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and bicultural practice using material from previous and current learning
- Critically reflect on the placement in the context of wider theories of social work practice
In addition to these paper learning objectives, students are also expected to develop at least two additional personal learning objectives to be achieved in the first placement.