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    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.

    Selected social issues commonly affecting children and families in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Social work responses and related conceptual issues in social work assessment.

    This paper is designed to assist students to develop critical analysis and reflection skills across three elements of social work practice: the socio-political context of families in Aotearoa/New Zealand; the social work assessment process; and selected social problems affecting families coming into contact with social work services (for example, intimate partner violence, child abuse, mental illness). By drawing on a range of research types, as well as examining the sources of students' own assumptions, the paper encourages students to develop a critical approach to research use and the social construction of family problems. This approach is used to examine the judgement processes inherent in social work assessment; the causes of persistent social problems; their consequences for both adults and children; and ethical social work responses to them.

    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 ) $1,701.51
    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

    socialwork@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    Course Co-ordinator: To be confirmed 

    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

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught through Distance Learning
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Workshop

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    B1 Wednesday 10:00-16:50 9

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    L1 Thursday 09:00-10:50 10-13, 15-16, 18-22

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    T1 Thursday 14:00-14:50 11-13, 15-16, 18-22

    Workshop

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    B1 Wednesday 10:00-16:50 9
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