Social Work in Global, Regional and Local contexts PG (12012.1)

Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
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Social Work in Global, Regional and Local contexts PG
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Online real-time
 UC - Canberra, Online
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Health
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Social Work Post Graduate Level Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Band 2 2021 (Prof Pathway Social Work- After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
The unit explores the complex history of social work globally, regionally (Asia-Pacific), and in Australia and at the local State/Territory levels. Students will critically analyse social work's place, purpose, and fields of practice. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and their implications for social work practice will be examined. Social work's relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander is explored and critiqued. Students will develop skills in networking with Indigenous communities and acknowledge, respect, listen, follow, and consult.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify and critique social work¿s place, purpose and practices;
2. Appraise and translate the Sustainable Development Goals into social work practice; and
3. Demonstrate and apply understandings of the history and present experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia and how Social Work can actively collaboratively learn with and from First Nations' experiences and knowledges to decolonise practices.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline


Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 UC - Canberra, Online Study Block 4 07 July 2025 Online real-time Prof Lynne Keevers
2026 UC - Canberra, Online Study Block 4 06 July 2026 Online real-time Prof Lynne Keevers
Not available

Required texts

Key texts:

Chenoweth, L. and McAuliffe, D., (2023). The Road to Social Work and Human Service Practice (7th edition). Cengage Learning Australia.

Bennett, B. & Green, S. (2019). Our Voices: Aboriginal Social Work (2nd Edition). Bloomsbury. 

Please note: all readings relating to the course are digitised and a reading list, with links to online readings, will be available on the Course site.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Assessment 3 requires students to upload a video recording of a 15-minute Peer Supervision session. Please see the detailed instructions on the Unit Canvas site for how to record and upload a video-related assessment.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

Attendance at tutorials is considered essential in this course. Students will be strongly supported to attain and demonstrate the required learning outcomes in their assessments via attendance and participation in weekly tutorials. Recordings will be made available for those students who are unable to attend live tutorial sessions, however recordings cannot replicate the live learning experience of engagement with peers, teachers and guest speakers. Please note sections of tutorial recordings may be removed if sensitive information has been disclosed.

Required IT skills

In order to engage in this unit, you are expected to have a reliable computer with the latest operating system. You will also need reliable internet connections and the latest version of Google Chrome (preferred browser) to access UCLearn. You are expected to have access to Microsoft Office applications: including Word, Excel and PowerPoint equivalent. In some units, you will be required to download specific software applications to complete the unit content and assessment successfully.

This unit involves online meetings in real time using Zoom in your UCLearn teaching site. Zoom allows you to communicate in real time with your lecturer and other students. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. 

In order to complete research, you will need to be able to search the library databases for relevant academic resources. It is the individual student's responsibility to access appropriate help from the University IT services or the library if needed.

Please see the Social Work Hub on Canvas for orientation to key software and applications.

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves work integrated learning: Simulation. Students must adhere to University policy during WIL activities, including the Student Conduct Rules 2018, the WIL Policy and WIL Procedure, and the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedure.

Assessment 3 involves simulation of a real-life Social Work practice activity: peer supervision. The skills you will develop through successful completion of this unit and through completion of Assessment 3 in particular are essential for Social Work practice.