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Culturally Relevant Social Work Practice

77330

  • Level 7
  • 20 Credits
  • 0.1667 EFTS
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
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This online course will ensure that you develop your social work practice so that it is culturally relevant and culturally competent.

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

  • Respectfully demonstrate confident use of te reo, kawa, and tikanga ā-rohe (Māori language and customs local to you) in relationships with mana whenua.
  • Critically apply approaches for working with tangata whenua to promote wellbeing for whānau, hapū and iwi.
  • Critically apply approaches for working with tagata pasifika to promote wellbeing for Pasifika families and their communities.
  • Critically evaluate personal and professional development towards relevant intra-culturally and inter-culturally competent social work practice.

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

Use this link to find the upcoming dates and requirements for your course. Please note these can be subject to change.

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Computer requirements:

This programme is delivered mainly online so you will need to have regular access to a computer or device, a reliable broadband internet connection and a data plan to be able to support your online learning. You will need to stream videos, download content and submit assessments online. If you are unsure if your current computer/device or internet access allows you to complete your online learning with us, please contact us before applying to enrol.

Assessment:

This courses is 100% internally assessed.

To pass this course you must attend the noho marae unless granted exemption by the Programme Leader.

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.

How to apply

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