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SOWK12008 Theories of Change for Professional Practice I

Course details

This course presents the most contemporary theories that inform change-oriented professional practice including the history of psycho-dynamic approaches to human behaviour, crisis intervention and task-centred theory, cognitive-behavioural theory, attachment theory, and humanism, existentialism, and spirituality. The focus of this course is on the application of this knowledge to the micro system of professional and individual client and the critical analysis of social work interventions and their effectiveness. Students should be able to analyse social theories to social work referral contexts.


Course at a glance
Career: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Requisites: SOWK11015 Professional Communication in Human Services. or SOWK11012 Introduction to Social Work A and SOWK11013 Introduction to Social Work B.
Student Contribution Band: 1
EFTSL: 0.12500
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2013 Term One FLEX
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