SOCHLTH 231 : Hauora and Social Work Practice

Education and Social Work

2020 Semester Two (1205) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Critically explores the role of social work within community and institutional health settings. Develops an understanding of the social determinants of health and their impact on wellbeing. Considers emotional, psychological, cultural and social impacts of health status and illness on people in Aotearoa New Zealand and identifies core skills for working in this area of social work practice.

Course Overview

The course is an introduction to social work in health care settings. Health is considered from psychological, sociological, cultural, professional and organisational perspectives. Topics will be drawn from a range and may include: 
• Social work role in health systems 
• The health system - hospital, primary health organisations 
• Health and social inequity  
• World views of health - medical, psychosocial, cultural 
• Social work counselling 
• Teams – multi-disciplinary, working with children, palliative care 
• Work with individuals and families 
• Working with grief and loss

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Social Work

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the role of the social worker within the health setting. (Capability 1.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
  2. Explain the structure of the health system in Aotearoa/New Zealand, the avenues for service delivery and use of terminology. (Capability 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 6.1 and 6.3)
  3. Explain the emotional, psychological, cultural and social impacts of health and illness. (Capability 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 6.2)
  4. Identify the core skills to work with individuals and family in relation to health and illness including issues of grief, loss and recovery. (Capability 1.3, 2.3, 3.2, 4.2, 5.2, 6.1 and 6.3)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Quizzes 20% Individual Coursework
Assignments 45% Individual Coursework
Assignments 35% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4
Quizzes
Assignments
Assignments

Learning Resources

Assessment Task Requirement 
 
Students must complete all components of the Assessment Tasks to achieve an overall pass on this course. Completion to the satisfaction of the examiners: students must achieve at least 50% for the course and hand in all assignments. 
 
 Attendance and Participation 
 
Attendance in class as well as engagement with course activities and readings supports academic success. Therefore it is strongly recommended that students make every effort to attend class and complete all the necessary in-class requirements. For those students who are enrolled in flexible delivery courses full participation in, and completion of all the online activities is strongly recommended as an aid to success. 
 
 Students are urged to discuss privately any impairment-related requirements face-to-face and/or in written form with the course director/lecturer and/or tutor. 
 
Course Coordinator:  Amanda Meinhardt 
 
amanda.meinhardt@auckland.ac.nz 
 
021 547612 
 
Campus office, building N, level 5 (2nd office to the left as you enter the passage)   
 
 Link to Assignment and Course work Information for Students 
 
http://www.education.auckland.ac.nz/en/for/current-students/assignments.htmlLinks to an external site. 
 
  
 
 

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard [15] point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect [36] hours of lectures, [150] hours of reading and thinking about the content and [100] hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 28/07/2020 03:11 p.m.