Essay HCS519 – Social Work Fields of Practice – Arts & Humanities Assignment Help

Assignment Task

Abstract
This subject extends the knowledge and research base of HCS518 Fields of Practice 1 by concentrating on the professional association for social work in the mandated fields of cross-cultural practice, mental health, practice with Indigenous Australians and child wellbeing and protection. The knowledge and skills covered in this subject are generalisable for social workers operating in any field of social work, while focusing on the desired knowledge and approaches that ensure effective service to the four mandated groups.

Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
• be able to demonstrate basic and advanced micro-skills appropriate to working with children, people with a mental illness, people of diverse cultural backgrounds and
Indigenous Australians – including working with interpreters when required;
• be able to research and outline key aspects of the historical development of social work as a profession as they impact upon working with children, people with a mental
illness, people of diverse cultural backgrounds and Indigenous Australians;
• be able to discuss and apply social work core values and practice standards while working with children, people with a mental illness, people of diverse cultural backgrounds and Indigenous Australians;
• be able to demonstrate an understanding of discourse and practice theory relevant to social work and to articulate this knowledge when working with children, people with a mental illness, people of diverse cultural backgrounds and Indigenous Australians;
• be able to explain the relevance of social inclusion, diversity, globalisation and ecological sustainability to social work practice in working with children, people with a mental illness, people of diverse cultural backgrounds and Indigenous Australians;
• be able to demonstrate mature development of self-reflection and critical thinking skills appropriate for working with children, people with a mental illness, people of
diverse cultural backgrounds and Indigenous Australians; and
• be able to draw upon appropriate research and discern cultural and other biases of research while working with children, people with a mental illness, people of diverse cultural backgrounds and Indigenous Australians.

Subject content
This subject extends the knowledge and research base of HCS518 (Fields of Practice 1) concentrating on the Australian Association of Social Worker’s (AASW) four core fields of practice. The knowledge and skills covered in subject are generalisable for social workers operating in any field of social work. Our focus is the knowledge and approaches that ensure effective service to these four core areas.

Weeks 1 – 3, Topic 1: Practice in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Weeks 4 & 5, Topic 2: Practice skills in child welfare and protection
Weeks 6, 9 & 10, Topic 3: Practice skills in cross-cultural social work
Weeks 11 & 12, Topic 4: Practice skills in mental health
Weeks 13 – 14: Review and completion of final assessment item