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SWTP626 Social Work with Groups

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 4 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent with additional time spent in preparation of group work activities for class.

This unit focuses on the theoretical models and skills for intervention in groups in a range of settings and contexts at an advanced level. The theory examined and critically appraised includes group dynamics, psycho-education groups, mutual aid groups, concepts of group care, counselling groups, principles for effective team work and solution-focused group work applied to a variety of practice contexts and with diverse populations. The experiential component requires students to plan a group program and participate in leading and facilitating groups. Students will select a specific population group or field of practice for study of best practice models for group work intervention from the following: aged; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; corrections; cultural and linguistic diversity; disability; gender and sexual orientation; health; income security and poverty; mental health and rural and remote.

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