Ethical Decision Making

Postgraduate

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
SOWK 5005
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Course ID
202798
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Campus
Magill
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
School of Soc Work and Soc Car
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Course level
5
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

This course will enable students to apply specialised professional and ethical practice frameworks to shape strategies for practice, research, advocacy and systems change. Students will use skills as an ethical and reflexive practitioner to explore the relationship between self as a social worker, practice frameworks and social science knowledge. Students will develop and evaluate knowledge of recent developments in evidence-based practice and the re-creation of social work knowledges. 

Course learning outcomes

  • Create a personalised social work practice framework that incorporates social work knowledge, value and ethical perspectives and orientation.
  • Examine the concept of professional judgement and ethical decision-making in the practice context.
  • Critically analyse the place of practice research and demonstrate the skills for researched-informed practice.
  • Apply specialised knowledge of social work theory and practice skills as an ethical and reflexive practitioner.

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed all of SOWK5000 Social Work and Policy Practice/SOWK5001 Contemporary Practice Theories for Social Work/SOWK5002 Social Work Practice Skills

Corequisite(s)

  • If the following course has not already been completed THEN must be enrolled in SOWK5004 Social Work Practicum 1

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed WELF5096 Ethical Decision Making at the University of South Australia

Assumed knowledge

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Textbook(s)

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Inherent requirements

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Other resources

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Assessment

  • Case Study – 40%
  • Essay – 60%