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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.

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$2,200 $2,500

Your upfront cost: $0

International student?

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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The University of New England is the only Australian public university to be awarded the maximum 5 stars for Overall Experience by the Good Universities Guide, 13 years in a row. UNE has delivered distance education since 1955—that’s longer than any other Australian university. Perhaps that’s why students continue to rate UNE so highly for student satisfaction and teaching quality. With over 170 degrees offered online, and more than 20,000 online students, UNE is the expert in online education.

QS RANKING 2021

34

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

N/A

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. describe principles of effective community services case work in the context of the individual case worker and client;
  2. describe principles of effective case work in a service organisation context;
  3. define cultural diversity and cultural awareness as these apply to case workers and their clients;
  4. discuss case work practice and professional relationships in a context of cultural diversity and awareness; and
  5. assess a range of client issues and appropriate referral protocols characteristically encountered as a community services case worker.
Topics covered
    • 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.
Entry requirements

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.
  • OtherDetails -

    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.

Description

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.

Assessments

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%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Related degrees

Undergraduate UNE-CWW-DIP-2020

Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing

Undergraduate UNE-CWW-DIP-2021

Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing

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