Unit of Study WELF3001 Field Education II (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

24
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

Yes

Pre-requisites

WELF2001 - Field Education I

Enrolment information

International onshore students must enrol in the internal offering of this unit. Please note: WELF3001 - Field Education II and WELF2001 - Field Education I, MUST be completed in SEPARATE years for accreditation purposes. This unit contains professional experience learning that requires students to meet mandatory compliance requirements prior to attending. Failure to comply by the compliance deadline may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/healthplacements
Enrolment restriction

Students must submit all pre-placement documents via Sonia as required by the Field Education Team. Following Field Education Team approval, a Unit Approval Request must be submitted to enable enrolment

Unit description

Students are required to spend 200 hours in a human service organisation under the supervision of an experienced field educator who assists the student to integrate theory with practice by creating a suitable learning environment.

Unit content

Ethical practice
Provision of service and supports
Confidentiality in the workplace
The regulatory framework
Diversity
The workplace
Professional development
Professional standing

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Dual Term2,3	Dual Term2,3
Online	Dual Term2,3	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

develop and maintain professional and ethical relationships and effective communication with clients, colleagues, supervisors and other professionals, including active participation in team and/or network processes

analyse and apply knowledge (research and theory) and skills to practice; assessing needs and/or risk appropriate to the professional guidelines and ethics, and organisational context

demonstrate an understanding of decision making frameworks, evaluation processes, and organisational settings in the human services context and their impact on employees and clients

undertake personal reflection and critical evaluation of practice and processes in a human services context.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Placement 200 hours (Across placement period)

Assessment
Placement details form	SR
Role and responsibilities agreement	SR
Journal	SR
Learning Plan	SR
Field Education Evaluation Report - Midway	SR
Presentation	SR
Field Educator's Evaluation Report - Final	SR
Essay	SR
Placement	SR

Teaching method

Placement 200 hours (Across placement period)

Assessment
Placement details form	SR
Role and responsibilities agreement	SR
Journal	SR
Learning Plan	SR
Field Education Evaluation Report - Midway	SR
Presentation	SR
Field Educator's Evaluation Report - Final	SR
Essay	SR
Placement	SR

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Cleak, H & Wilson, J, 2022, Making the Most of Field Placement, 5th edn, Cengage, South Melbourne. ISBN: 9780170457606.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Texts

Cleak, H & Wilson, J, 2022, Making the Most of Field Placement, 5th edn, Cengage, South Melbourne. ISBN: 9780170457606.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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