This unit comprises change strategies used by social workers. The lectures/workshops and group activities utilise previous work covering social policy and community work. It looks at how social workers can work collectively towards effective change by linking individual experiences of their 'clients' to broader public issues of policy development, advocacy and community practice. To work counter-oppressively, social workers need to influence change at the broader level wherever they are working, as well as with individuals at the local level. The unit encourages students to assess situations for developmental possibilities, and design and plan for the implementation of appropriate change... -- Course Website
Instructor: Assistant Professor Susan Bailey
Prerequisites: SWSP5429 Field Education 2: Final Placement (formerly SWSP8429 Field Education 2: Final Placement) or SWSP4429 Field Education II; SWSP5306 Indigenous People and Social Work (formerly SWSP8306 Indigenous People and Social Work); SWSP5630 Developmental Pra
