Course overview
The aim of this course is to introduce students to foundation knowledge about the political context and development of the human services, their relationship to dominant values and the nature of professional intervention. The students will develop knowledge of the impact of European invasion on Indigenous Australians and will become familiar with historical themes in social policy and human service provision with an emphasis on human rights and social justice and the role of government and non-government organisations in delivering human services.
The students will develop the skills to analyse comparative approaches to human service provision and the values and ethical foundations of human service professions.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain primary historical influences in the development of human service provision in Australia and the impacts of those developments on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with gender and sexually diverse identities
- Describe government and non-government patterns of delivery including regional, rural and remote area developments
- Articulate a range of values, including human rights, social justice, equality, and equity, and explain the implications of these values for human service provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait lslander Peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with gender and sexually diverse identities, and people who are facing intersectionality challenges
- Give an account of notions of disadvantage, inclusion, exclusion, marginalisation, normalisation and equity
- Identify the professions and describe the roles and functions of practitioners in the human services
- Articulate values supporting the practice of professional intervention and explain the application of ethical guidelines to particular social situations
Availability
Class details
Mt Gambier
Class number 29440
Section LE01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 25186
Section TU01
Size 20
Available 20
Magill
Class number 29435
Section LE01
Size 240
Available 226
Class number 25888
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 25889
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 27
Class number 25890
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 25891
Section TU04
Size 30
Available 28
Class number 25892
Section TU05
Size 30
Available 28
Class number 25893
Section TU06
Size 30
Available 27
Class number 25894
Section TU07
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 25895
Section TU08
Size 30
Available 29
Whyalla
Class number 29439
Section LE01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 25896
Section TU01
Size 20
Available 20
Class details
Online
Class number 1126
Section 01OL
Size 40
Available 37
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