Introduction
In this unit, you will learn about community practice, and its potential to help you work towards social change in a world impacted by violence, poverty, and climate change. While working with individuals and families often comes to mind when considering social work and human service practice, working with communities is equally important. This unit introduces you to community practices within and outside Australia, broadening your understanding of this essential aspect of social work and human service practice.
You will learn about the complexities of community development and aid provision in international contexts, challenging conventional western centric approaches to community practice. This unit will extend current thinking around community practices, by presenting a broad understanding of what community practice can be when local voices, including those of Indigenous communities worldwide, are privileged. Through engagement with Indigenising and decolonising processes, you will also gain insight into social, financial, and cultural sustainability, extending your understanding of sustainability beyond its environmental aspects.
Summary
| Unit name | Sustainable Community Practice |
| Unit code | HGW202 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Health Social Work Program |
| Discipline | Social Work |
| Coordinator | Doctor Kate Vincent |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
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| Level | Intermediate |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Describe a diversity of community practices undertaken by social workers and human service practitioners within and outside Australia
- Analyse the contested nature of sustainable community development
- Discuss decolonising, Indigenising, and sustainability focused community practices
- Evaluate and respond to conventional Western-centric community practice approaches
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
(HGW101 OR HGW111) AND (HGW102 OR HGW112).Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On-campus: Weekly (online) lectures and other activities including readings (2 hours) and weekly face-to-face tutorials (2 hours). Tutorials have an attendance requirement. Online: Weekly (online) lectures and other activities including readings (2 hours) and weekly online Zoom tutorials (2 hours). Tutorials have an attendance requirement. |
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| Assessment | Plan for responding to a community practice challenge (30%)|Present a community practice example (30%)|Reflective Journal (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
All readings will be available via the Reading List link in¿MyLO, or the unit Reading List on the University Library website |
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| Recommended | All readings will be available via the Reading List link in¿MyLO, or the unit Reading List on the University Library website |
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