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Bachelor in Social Work - Edith Cowan University (Bunbury)
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Bachelor in Social Work - Edith Cowan University (Bunbury)

Edith Cowan University (Bunbury)
BunburyAustralia
On campus
Full-time
€20,769.58/year
Duration
4 Years
Language
English
Apply date
Jul 2024

Program Description

Our bachelor of Social Work (Major) is taught by staff with extensive frontline social work experience. It focuses on working alongside regional, rural and remote communities, and integrating sustainability into social work practice. With the professional skills you’ll develop in the bachelor of Social Work, your career can take you in many directions.

Social workers are champions of social justice, equality, and human rights. They stand alongside individuals and communities to improve society’s overall well-being, especially for the most vulnerable populations.

This might include working in mental health, community development, child protection, or social research. You could be running groups, such as with young people, new parents, or people in prisons.

Or you could be supporting communities to organize projects campaigning for impactful social policy to transform systemic issues like homelessness, racism, or even climate change.

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Curriculum

Year 1

Semester 1

Social Inclusion and People with Intellectual Disabilities

Psychology for Social Work

Introduction to Professional Practice

Introduction to Social Research

Semester 2

Rural, Regional and Remote Community Development

Philosophy, Knowledge, and Ethics

Culture and Daily Life

Introduction to Australian Society

Year 2

Semester 3

Human Behaviour in the Social Environment

Addictions and Practice

Aboriginal Histories of the Present

Gender, Families and Professional Practice

Semester 4

Theory and Practice for Child Protection

Australian Politics and Policy

Community Health and Well-being

Human Rights and Social Justice

Year 3

Semester 6

Applied Research Methods

Organizational Contexts

Social Work Theory and Practice 1: Advanced Interpersonal Skills

Social Work and Mental Health

Semester 7

Field Placement 1

Social Work Theory and Practice 2: A Focus on Theories

Year 4

Semester 8

Social Policy

Legal and Ethical Practice

Social Work Theory and Practice 3: Collective Interventions

Social Work Project

Semester 9

Field Placement 2

Social Work Theory and Practice 4: Activism and Social Change

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply broad discipline coherent knowledge of the role and value of social work in addressing social inequalities to build sustainable communities through a variety of social work practices which are informed by human rights values and social justice.
  • Communicate social work knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
  • Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and social work practice development, including reflective thinking skills and innovative practice through continued professional development.
  • Demonstrate interpersonal skills, global outlook and cultural awareness when collaborating in professional settings and with culturally diverse groups, including Indigenous cultural competence.
  • Think creatively to apply social work knowledge effectively in practice with individuals, groups and communities in diverse contexts.
  • Use critical thinking to explore knowledge of human behaviour and society, as well as social, cultural, political, legal, economic and global contexts of social work practice to generate and evaluate complex ideas.
  • Use digital technologies and information literacy to evaluate relevant research knowledge which informs decision making in social work practice.
  • Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social work professional values and ethics in decision making in a socially sustainable way.
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