The Legal and Policy Context for Social Work Practice (SWSP7199)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2019
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Assessment methods
Mid-semester exam, papers.
Course enquiries
Dr Jemma Venables (jemma.venables@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course supports the development of a critical awareness of the interaction between social work, policy and the law in contemporary social work practice. The key institutional arrangements and processes of the Australian policy and legal system will be examined. The course will provide insight into how different areas of the law and policy interact with and impact upon social work practice.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
