Course Overview

Course Title: Ethics and Reflexive Practice
Credit Points: 12
Nominal Hours:
Course Coordinator: Dr Sharlene Nipperess
Course Coordinator Phone:
Course Coordinator Email: sharlene.nipperess@rmit.edu.au
Course Summary

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.

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