Working with Families, Children and Young People PG (12020.1)
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) |
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 - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict1. 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
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
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 - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2025 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 6 | 27 October 2025 | Intensive | Miss Stevie Wright |
2026 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 3 | 11 May 2026 | Intensive | Dr Samantha Lukey |
2026 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 6 | 26 October 2026 | Intensive | Dr Samantha Lukey |
Required texts
None
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Assessment 2 requires students to upload a video recording. Please see the detailed instructions on the Unit Canvas site for how to record and upload a video-related assessment.
Use of Artificial Intelligence in this Unit
The use of Artificial Intelligence in this Unit Students have permission to utilise assistive academic support services or tools (translation, editing and paraphrasing tools or services) and/or Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) programs for Assessments 1 and 2 in this unit, provided the following conditions are met:
1. Students appropriately acknowledge the use of assistive academic support services or GenAI in the assessment itself, as well as in the reference list (as per APA7 style)
2. Students provide a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement that is placed after the reference list. The GenAI Acknowledgement Statement should clearly outline what tools or services were utilised and in what ways they were utilised in the process of completing the assessment.
Gen AI is not permitted to be used to produce Assessment 3.
Your Unit Convenor may require additional specific information about how you have used GenAI, such as including the prompts you used or providing the output of the GenAI as an appendix to the submission. These requirements will be specified in the assessment instructions
It is recommended that you:
- Keep records of the development of the work submitted for the assessment, and any drafts of the works submitted for a work-in-progress review, in a learning portfolio or equivalent. Access to these records may be requested by teaching staff.
- Ensure you are ready to respond to questions about your assessment to demonstrate your achievement of the learning outcomes of that assessment if / when you may be requested to participate in a conversation about your submission.
Gen AI Acknowledgement Statement Examples:
Complete the relevant GenAI Acknowledgement Statement for your assessment before copying the statement into your submission after the reference list:
- I did not use any GenAI tools / services in the preparation of this assessment. I understand that providing false or misleading information in this GenAI Acknowledgment Statement may constitute a breach of the University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023.
OR
- I have used the following Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools / services in the preparation of this assessment:
- GenAI service name and version: [Insert]
- Link to the GenAI service: [Insert]
- I used this GenAI service: [Insert]
I confirm I have not used GenAI in the preparation of this assessment for any purpose other than what I have acknowledged above. I understand that providing false or misleading information in this GenAI Acknowledgment Statement may constitute a breach of the University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023.
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 the intensive in Week 5 is mandatory.
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: <(delete type that is N/A) Placement or Internship/Simulation/WIL Fieldwork/WIL Project>. 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 2 involves simulation of a real-life Social Work practice activity: child protection debrief & practice skills/planning. 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.