Undergraduate UNE-HDCW114-2021
Introductory Client Centred Health Care
Prepare for case work with clients of community services including healthcare and welfare. Build your understanding of cultural diversity and see how it impacts case workers and clients. Learn to assess client issues and refer them for the best care.
$2,200 $2,500
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
16 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Study terms
- 01 Mar 2021
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QS RANKING 2021
34
Times Higher Education Ranking 2021
N/A
Subject details
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- describe principles of effective community services case work in the context of the individual case worker and client;
- describe principles of effective case work in a service organisation context;
- define cultural diversity and cultural awareness as these apply to case workers and their clients;
- discuss case work practice and professional relationships in a context of cultural diversity and awareness; and
- assess a range of client issues and appropriate referral protocols characteristically encountered as a community services case worker.
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- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- UNE-CWW-DIP-2020
- UNE-CWW-DIP-2021
Special requirements
- EquipmentDetails - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
- SoftwareDetails - Please refer students to link for requirements: UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component.
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Textbook requirements:
Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
This unit introduces students to theoretical foundations of case work as a key component of community services delivery. Individual, community and statutory considerations are applied to identification and assessment of needs, and delivery of appropriate services. Frameworks for evaluating optimal service delivery, including appropriate referral to alternative providers or organisations, are introduced as a key foundation of service delivery.
Assessment 1: 2000 words equivalent; Written assignment; Relates to Learning Outcomes: 3-4 Assessment 2: 1500 words equivalent; Written assignment; Relates to Learning Outcomes: 1-5
- Assessment 1 (50%)
- Assessment 2 (50%)
Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.