Current course offerings

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skill base necessary for effective entry-level mental health social work practice across many contexts. SWSP4183 has a very practical, skills-based focus, and engages directly with some of the most challenging and confronting areas of practice such as suicide risk assessment and the administration of a Mental State Examination. To this end it is important to note that the course will regularly confront students with discussions of major mental illness, sudden death, suicide, trauma, and child sexual abuse. It is scarcely possible to practise in the field without encountering these phenomena, and part of the experience of studying SWSP4183 will be the need for students to develop individual ways of coping with stressful content. Please note also that the skills focus of the course will require students to engage regularly in role-play activities. SWSP4183 has consistently received strong positive feedback from students as a safe and supportive environment in which to develop the skills necessary for effective practice in mental health. This year will be no exception! The Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) program is accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). The AASW Accreditation Standards (2020) stipulate that accredited social work programs are required to include content that addresses the five core curriculum areas listed below. SWSP4183 contains content in all five curriculum areas: 1. Constructions of social work purpose, place, and practice 2. Power, oppression, and exploitation 3. The history and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 4. Culture, identity, and discrimination 5. Psychosocial health and wellbeing across the lifecycle

Archived offerings