Course description

This course is restricted to MSocWkSt students who have received partial credit towards first placement. Departmental consent required for enrolment. Please contact the School for permission to enrol.

First supervised practice experience for MSocWkSt students enrolled in the #32 unit program. Placement runs for 280 hours (approximately 10 weeks commencing two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, four days a week), in a social welfare agency. Focuses on integration of practice experience with course material and companion courses.

Semester 1 placement commences on 15 February 2016 and finishes on 17 June 2016. Prospective students are advised to contact the Field Education Unit (fielded@uq.edu.au), to arrange a pre-placement interview, in the month of April of the same year, prior to going on placement in Semester 2; and in the month of October of the previous year, prior to going on placement in Semester 1. Please refer to the Field Education webpage on the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work website for further information. Please visit the Field Education page on the School website for further information: http://nmsw.uq.edu.au/social-work-and-human-services-placements.

Please note that supplementary assessment is not available for this course.

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