Overview
Overview
In this course, you will gain the skills to work with individuals, groups and communities to address barriers that impact quality of life; promote positive relationships; and advocate for human rights and social change at the societal, individual, policy and legislative levels.
You’ll draw on knowledge from various disciplines – including sociology, psychology, politics, philosophy, health and economics – to learn how people engage with each other, their communities and society.
Throughout your studies, you’ll develop the skills and values needed to work with individuals and groups; including children, young people, adults, the elderly, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
You’ll complete two supervised fieldwork placements (totalling 1,050 hours over four years), applying your learning in work environments and developing your professional identity.
This can be a physically and mentally challenging course. Please familiarise yourself with the inherent requirements before applying.
What jobs can the Social Work course lead to?
Careers
- Social worker
- Community cultural development officer
- Community liaison officer
- Support/outreach officer
- Mental health worker
- Welfare case worker
Industries
- Healthcare
- Aged care
- Community corrections and juvenile justice
- Disability and rehabilitation
- Refugee services
What you'll learn
- develop, integrate and apply social work values, knowledge, principles of social work; provide assessment and intervention appropriate to practice context
- to critically and reflectively analyse issues; generate creative and sustainable solutions across a diversity of contexts
- locate, evaluate and synthesise information from a range of sources, in enacting in social work practice
- communicate effectively using a variety of media relevant to the audience and in keeping with ethical principles
- use appropriate technologies to locate and evaluate information, undertake research, and communicate within and beyond the discipline of Social Work
- sustain intellectual curiosity by using a range of learning strategies, including professional supervision
- demonstrate knowledge of the interrelationship between local and global issues, considering multiple perspectives; apply national and international professional standards
- value and respect the knowledge of Indigenous Australians; demonstrate cultural competencies and inclusive practices; demonstrate commitment to social justice including human rights
- work effectively and creatively within a variety of practice settings; provide accountable and responsive leadership; demonstrate professional behaviour consistent with social work values, principles, ethics and practice standards
