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Exploring Professional Practice

77221

  • Level 6
  • 20 Credits
  • 0.1667 EFTS
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
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This course builds on 77122 Professional Social Work Practice by requiring the learner to reflect on the use of self in real-world practice situations.

Learners will explore social work practice from three points of view: the social work agency; the practising social worker; and users of social work services.

The course includes a consideration of the importance of values and the use of self in social work, including a self-assessment of the learner’s suitability for a career in social work.

Course components include: a three-day practice skills workshop; a student inquiry project into perspectives on social work practice; and 30 hours of voluntary experience in a social service agency.

This course requires you to attend a workshop or noho marae in the Wellington region.

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Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

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