Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Tobia Fattore
Room C330 Building C, Arts Precinct
By appointment
Brook Armstrong
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
SOCX3040
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit explores the concept of care and its application in a range of different human service fields including mental health, childcare, child protection, disability services and aged care. We explore the links between informal supports, typically, although not exclusively, provided by women within families and households; and formal supports as provided by professional, trained and untrained staff, through organisations and other, often newly emergent, systems of support. Drawing together the fields of social theory and applied research, this unit provides an opportunity to examine responses to changing concepts of human need for interpersonal support. You will be able to learn from policy makers and practitioners working in this field, and analyse current research on care and human services in Australia and other comparable countries. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assignment Submission
All written assignments need to be submitted using the turnitin link for each assignment. These can be accessed under the assessment tab on the iLearn page for the assignment.
Academic Honesty
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Program Design Presentation | 35% | No | Weeks 13 and 14 |
Critical Analysis Essays | 45% | No | Paper 1: August 30; Paper 2: November 8 |
Program Design Paper | 20% | No | November 15 |
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Weeks 13 and 14
Weighting: 35%
Students will work in small groups or individually to design a human services program. This work will culminate in a presentation of the program at the end of the semester. This will be a guided activity involving completion of specific tasks. These tasks are designed to assist in the cumulative development of a human services program. For Internal students, this will be undertaken through synchronous online tutorials, involving small groups working in virtual breakout rooms. For OUA and External students the assessment will be undertaken using a series of guided online activities discussed in the weekly discussion forums.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Paper 1: August 30; Paper 2: November 8
Weighting: 45%
As the online tutorials / discussion forums will be devoted to the program design, the two reflection papers will assess student engagement with the core concepts and themes presented in the lectures and readings. Students will therefore be required to submit two reflection papers that must utilise a range of the readings set for the course supplemented by other academic scholarship relevant to the topic. Students will be advised of the essay topics at the commencement of semester.
Assessment Type 1: Design Task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: November 15
Weighting: 20%
In addition to the Program Design presentation, students must individually submit a paper describing one aspect of the program that has been designed as part of the Program Design activity.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
The teaching program consists of:
As this is an advanced course in the uses and development of sociological analysis, it is vital for students to participate in all components of the unit. The lectures provide the conceptual basis of the course, examining the theory and much of the relevant evidence for each topic. The online tutorials are designed to complement this by providing an opportunity to apply ideas and develop a critical and collaborative approach.
While there are no required textbooks for this unit, the following are useful texts for students undertaking this unit:
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Lecture |
Tutorial / Discussion Forum |
Week 1 July 27 |
Introduction: Care and Human Services.
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Week 2 August 3 |
Understanding Care: Contested Definitions and Perspectives.
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Tutorials commence this week Introductions and Course Overview |
Week 3 August 10 |
Formal and Informal Care: The Substitutability of Care.
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Identifying a Program Focus |
Week 4 August 17 |
Human Services as Organisations
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Environmental context and potential demand |
Week 5 August 24 |
Total Institutions and the Critique of Institutional Models of Care.
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Identifying resources and program objectives |
Reflection Paper 1 due August 30
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Week 6 August 31 |
Reinventing Human Services: Alternatives to Institutional Models of Care.
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Identifying Inputs, funding sources and developing a budget |
Week 7 September 7 |
The Political Economy of Human Service Provision.
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Mid-Session Break
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Week 8 September 28 |
Working in the Human Services.
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Specifying your client group and client intake, participation and exit processes |
Week 9 |
Human services site visit – No classes. Date to be advised.
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Week 10 October 12 |
Care Around the World.
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Program Delivery |
Week 11 October 19 |
The Future of Human Services
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Finalising your program design and presentation |
Week 12 October 26 |
Conclusion: Multiple Perspectives on Human Services in the 21st Century. |
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Week 13 November 2 |
Program Design Presentations
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Reflection Paper 2 due November 8
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Week 14 November 9 |
Program Design Presentations |
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Program Design Paper due November 15
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