Policy Development, Leadership and Organisational Practice PG (12018.1)

Social workers work within a framework of social policies. This unit explores policy analysis, development, and change in a range of organisations with students developing skills in areas such as organisational analysis and change. Emphasis is placed on the significance of digital technologies in structuring contemporary social service work. Additionally, students examine the leadership potential of social workers and reflect on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of being and doing in context of leadership.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate the organisational construction of social work practice, including the central role of information and digital technologies;
2. Reflect and distil the contemporary developments within policy that shapes human service delivery nationally and internationally; and
3. Demonstrate specialised skills in an applied policy development and implementation.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
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 - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
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.