Key facts
UNE unit code: HDCW114
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- Trimester 1 - Online
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
Individual clients are at the heart of health care and community services. For a career in this fast-growing sector, you need a strong theoretical foundation in client-centred community services delivery.
Studying this unit, you will gain an introduction to applying individual, community and statutory considerations to identify and assess needs and deliver appropriate services to clients.
You will evaluate frameworks for optimal service delivery, including appropriate referral to alternative providers or organisations.
Examining the principles of effective community services case work in the context of a service organisation, you will learn about the relationship between individual case workers and clients.
You will explore issues of cultural diversity and cultural awareness as they apply to case work practice and professional relationships between case workers and clients.
You will also assess a range of client issues and appropriate referral protocols you may encounter professionally.
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Teaching period | Mode/location |
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Trimester 1 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
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There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
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Notes
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- describe values of effective individual and community services work in the context of the individual case worker, community stakeholders and client;
- describe the legal, theoretical and ethical considerations relevant to client centred care in the community services sector;
- demonstrate understanding of cultural diversity and sociocultural awareness as these apply to client centred practice and casework; and
- assess and respond to range of client needs and strengths characteristically encountered as a community services case worker using a client centred approach.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assessment 1 | Yes | 10% | All offerings | May include activities such as online group work, online Quiz, and online participation No. Words: 1000 equiv |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Written assignment No. Words: 1500 equiv |
Assessment 3 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Written assignment No. Words: 2000 equiv |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Case Management: Inclusive Community Practice
ISBN: 9780190303198
Elizabeth Moore, Oxford University Press ANZ 2nd ed. 2016
Text refers to: All offerings
Community and Human Services Concepts for Practice
ISBN: 9780190302917
Karen Crinall and Lynda Berends , Oxford 2017
Text refers to: All offerings
Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
Cultural Diversity: A Primer for the Human Services
ISBN: 9781337563383
Diller, J.V., Cengage Learning 6th ed. 2018
Text refers to: All offerings
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