Please note that this course has a mandatory attendance component and hurdle requirements in line with accreditation requirements from the Australian Association of Social Workers.

This course will introduce you to the foundational skills of social work practice. You will have the opportunity to develop confidence and skills in many basic social work tasks including gaining an understanding of the interpersonal and micro-skills used in interviewing and skills in critically reflecting on your own social work practice. Through role plays, small group work, and other experiential learning activities you will be given an opportunity to learn and practice active listening skills and awareness and appreciation of diverse experiences, including from an intersectional perspective.

You will be introduced to a theoretical framework for gathering information and engaging in critical practice that recognises intersectional disadvantage, oppression and its manifestation in attitudes, systems and practices which further marginalise people and communities.

This course is one of your four major direct practice courses in your degree. The other three are Group Work Theory and Practice HWSS2093; Casework and Advocacy HWSS1135; and Critical Social Work with Families HWSS2092.

Details regarding the hurdle requirement are outlined in the Overview of Assessment section below.

If you are enrolled in this course as a component of your Bachelor Honours Program, your overall mark will contribute to the calculation of the weighted average mark (WAM).

See the WAM information web page for more information WAM information web page for more information.