This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

NOT OFFERED IN 2011.
To enrol in this course, students must have completed an interpersonal skills training course. Please contact the School of Social Work and Human Services for further information. This course will provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in assessment and decision-making processes in child protection. The course will critically analyse contemporary approaches to assessment and develop students' skills in applying decision-making theories and processes in contexts of child welfare and child-protection practice. Consideration will be given to the comparative uses and limits of scientific, reflective, and participatory modes of assessment and decision-making. Course will only be offered if enrolments exceed 15 students. This course will not be offered in 2010. It is unlikely to be offered in future semesters. Please contact the School of Social Work and Human Services if you require further advice.