The overall goal of this 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. Fieldwork Practice 2 extends on the practice learning from Fieldwork Practice 1. 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.
The student should be able to reflect upon what they have learned from theory and practice and draw this together into a framework that will guide their work and which they will constantly build on in the future. 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 2 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.2083 |
| Points | 25 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(Distance learning)
Semester 1 (On campus) 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 |
| 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 562, SOWK 563 and SOWK 592
- Restriction
- SOWK 492
- Limited to
- MSCW (Applied)
- Notes
- Full-time students should normally enrol for SOWK593 in the second semester. Part-time students may enrol for SOWK593 in the first semester if they have already completed the prerequisites.
- Eligibility
Note: Full-time students should normally enrol for SOWK 593 in the second semester. Part-time students may enrol for SOWK 593 in the first semester if they have already completed the prerequisites.
- 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 organisations for a 70-day placement, totaling 525 hours.
- Teaching Arrangements
This paper has 1 in-person teaching workshop for both Distance and on-campus students in S1.
Subject to availability Distance students may be offered placement opportunities in the areas that they live. Throughout the placement students will be provided with support and supervision.
- Textbooks
- Readings are accessed 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, Communication, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Assess and select appropriate intervention and change strategies and apply these in practice
- Discuss and describe the social work theories that inform your practice on your placement
- Critically appraise organisation policy and its ability to provide services and respond to social needs
- Understand how political, legal, and organisational institutional processes impinge upon people, and ways in which rights can be asserted
- Appraise one's own work performance, and, through supervision, take responsibility for improving it
- Demonstrate the ability to analyse your practice using the Kaitiakitanga framework
In addition, students are expected to identify at least two personal learning objectives to be achieved during the placement. These should reflect the specific nature of the placement and the specific interest or focus of the student
The overall goal of this 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. Fieldwork Practice 2 builds on the practice learned from Fieldwork Practice 1. 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.
The student should be able to reflect upon what they have learned from theory and practice and draw this together into a framework that will guide their work and which they will constantly build on in the future. 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 2 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.2083 |
| Points | 25 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(Distance learning)
Semester 1 (On campus) 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 |
| 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 562, SOWK 563 and SOWK 592
- Restriction
- SOWK 492
- Limited to
- MSCW (Applied)
- Notes
- Full-time students should normally enrol for SOWK593 in the second semester. Part-time students may enrol for SOWK593 in the first semester if they have already completed the prerequisites.
- 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 organisations for a 70-day placement, totalling 525 hours.
- Teaching Arrangements
This paper has 1 in-person teaching workshop for both Distance and on-campus students in semester 1.
Subject to availability, distance students may be offered placement opportunities in the areas that they live. Throughout the placement, students will be provided with support and supervision.
- Textbooks
- Readings are accessed 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, Communication, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Assess and select appropriate intervention and change strategies and apply these in practice
- Discuss and describe the social work theories that inform your practice on your placement
- Critically appraise organisation policy and its ability to provide services and respond to social needs
- Understand how political, legal and organisational institutional processes impinge upon people and ways in which rights can be asserted
- Appraise one's own work performance, and, through supervision, take responsibility for improving it
- Demonstrate the ability to analyse your practice using the Kaitiakitanga framework
In addition, students are expected to identify at least two personal learning objectives to be achieved during the placement. These should reflect the specific nature of the placement and the specific interest or focus of the student.