Working with Families, Children and Young People PG (12020.1)
Please note these are the 2025 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Intensive |
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) |
This unit has an in-person on-campus intensive component. This unit explores models of practice and develops skills in working with families, children and young people in a range of practice settings. Students will explore the complexity of child wellbeing and protection and the role of social workers in statutory settings. Diverse families and interaction with the child protection system is explored including Indigenous and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) families. Students will develop specific skills in working with children and young people in preparation for their field education placement.
1. Critically analyse and evaluate different intervention models and their applicability to diversity of children and families;
2. Demonstrate culturally safe ways to work with children, families, and communities, including implementing knowledge of culturally respectful and responsive ways of working, as well as adhering to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principles; and
3. Critically reflect on the role of social workers in child wellbeing and protection.
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 - 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
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
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 - be self-aware
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Critically analyse and evaluate different intervention models and their applicability to diversity of children and families;
2. Demonstrate culturally safe ways to work with children, families, and communities, including implementing knowledge of culturally respectful and responsive ways of working, as well as adhering to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principles; and
3. Critically reflect on the role of social workers in child wellbeing and protection.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. 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 - 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
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
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 - be self-aware
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2025, 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 |
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2025 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 4 | 07 July 2025 | Intensive | Dr Tanya Lawlis |
2026 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 1 | 19 January 2026 | Intensive | Dr Tanya Lawlis |
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