Uses skills-based training to teach interpersonal skills and professional practice in different settings.
Study and application of social work roles and skills in preparation for practice.
This
paper prepares students for their fieldwork placements. The goals of this professional
practice paper are based on learning interpersonal skills that will assist students
to engage purposefully with the client?le of social services. This means assisting
students to understand and apply a range of social work skills in different social
service contexts.
| Paper title | Introduction to Professional Practice |
|---|---|
| Paper code | SOWK570 |
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period(s) | First Semester, First Semester |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,583.82 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $4,801.79 |
- Restriction
- SOWK 320
- Limited to
- MSCW (Applied), PGDipSW
- Contact
- sgsw@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
View more information on Social and Community Work programme website
- Teaching staff
Course co-ordinators and lecturers: Liz McCafferty and Susan Wason
- Paper Structure
- The paper will include topics related to practice skills. The paper will cover communication skills as well as skills required for placement and practice.
- Teaching Arrangements
- This paper combines three-hour weekly workshops that include role-plays, discussions, observations, readings, and individual and group work. The skill-based learning framework should enable students to cover the course content and assessment requirements and participate cooperatively and supportively with fellow students.
- Textbooks
- Maidment, J & Egan, R (Eds) (2016) Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare: More than just common sense (3rd Ed.). Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will
- Understand the integrated application of the ecological model to social work practice
- Have developed competence in basic interpersonal skills
- Have satisfactorily completed a 'readiness for practice' test
