Course Title: Ethics and Reflexive Practice
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Ethics and Reflexive Practice
Credit Points: 12.00
Important Information:
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS2164 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016, Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS2164 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
365H Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
UGRDFx2020 (ISV) |
Course Coordinator: Dr Sharlene Nipperess
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2944
Course Coordinator Email: sharlene.nipperess@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 8.10.30
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
Ethics and Reflexive Practice is a core course for the social work programs and a program elective for students in the social science (psychology) program. The overall goal of the course is to ensure that students have a sound knowledge of ethical issues in human service practice, within a human rights and social justice framework. The content of the course includes an introduction to professional ethics and reflexive practice in the context of settler societies. It includes an examination of the regulation of the professions, codes of ethics, ethical decision-making models and ethical principles in practice. It also includes an exploration of issues of professional integrity, eProfessionalism and self-care. This is an interdisciplinary course so you will explore the main tenets of interprofessional and collaborative practice. You will be challenged to explore and reflect on your own personal value positions on a range of sometimes controversial topics in the context of social work, psychology and other human service practice.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate creativity, critical thinking and practical reasoning when identifying and solving problems in diverse contexts
- Communicate using diverse formats and strategies to stakeholders within and external to your discipline
- Work with others in a range of roles and contexts, demonstrating cultural, environmental and social awareness while promoting respectful, ethical and reflective practice
- Apply initiative and ethical judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in your current and continuing professional practice
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
- Identify, clarify and articulate your own personal values and social location in the context of professional practice.
- Describe, demonstrate and critically analyse reflective practice theory and skills in relation to your own future practice.
- Identify the foundations of ethical thought and the key principles underpinning social work, psychology and other human service practice, including relevant human rights conventions and declarations.
- Identify the key principles and ethical responsibilities outlined in the relevant code of ethics and apply this understanding to social work, psychology and other human service practice.
- Identify ethical issues, problems and dilemmas in practice and use an ethical decision-making model to justify practice.
- Describe the ethical responsibility for self-care and develop your own plan for sustainable self-care.
Overview of Learning Activities
There are a range of learning activities for this course including online lectures, on-campus tutorials and weekly readings.
Overview of Learning Resources
There is a required text for this course that is available for purchase or loan from the library. Details of this text and other key resources are available in the Part B Course Guide attached to this course.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment Tasks:
Assessment Task 1: Short essay, 1000 words, 25%, CLO 1, 2
Assessment Task 2: Case study analysis, 2000 words, 50%, CLO 3, 4, 5
Assessment Task 3: Reflective presentation, 5 minutes, 25%, CLO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.