Culturally Relevant Social Work Practice

77330

Level 7
20 Credits
0.1667 EFTS
Delivery type:

Online
Course duration: 16 weeks
Course Duration
The course duration, or enrolment period, is the number of weeks from the course start to the course end date.

When you start your course, you will have a study guide to follow that outlines what topics to aim to work on each week.

For many courses the study guide will be based on teaching weeks, which is shorter than course duration. This is to allow time at the end of the course for assessment marking, extensions and exams.

Withdrawal dates are based on the course duration. Learn more about withdrawals and course transfers.
Course cost:

$1,021 NZ Domestic

Course Cost

This is an approximate cost for fees only.

It does not any include costs that some courses may have, such as for textbooks, software, external exam fees, or travel to noho marae, practicum, workshop, lab or exams.. If your course has any of these, information will be included below.

More about Fees and funding
Workload - Approximately 13 hours per
week
Workload

Workload is an estimate of how many hours you need to study each week for the course. A course’s workload is calculated using:

Number of credits times 10 divided by the number of teaching weeks for the course.

The hours are rounded up to the nearest whole number.

Workload is only a guide – you may need more or less time each week. You might also need to allow more time when you have assessments due or exams.

Check our time information and calculator to help you decide if you can fit study into your life:

How much time will you need?
Prerequisites
- 77225 Becoming Professional: Practicum I
Contact us to check your prerequisites

Availability

Monthly course availability for upcoming periods
Not available Nov	Not available Dec	2027 Not available Jan	February enrolment dates Enrol by - Course starts - Course ends - 9 Feb 2027 22 Feb 2027 13 Jun 2027	Not available Mar	Not available Apr	Not available May	Not available Jun	Not available Jul	Not available Aug	Not available Sep	Not available Oct

This online course will ensure that you develop your social work practice so that it is culturally relevant and culturally competent.

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Respectfully demonstrate confident use of te reo, kawa, and tikanga ā-rohe (Māori language and customs local to you) in relationships with mana whenua.
Critically apply approaches for working with tangata whenua to promote wellbeing for whānau, hapū and iwi.
Critically apply approaches for working with tagata pasifika to promote wellbeing for Pasifika families and their communities.
Critically evaluate personal and professional development towards relevant intra-culturally and inter-culturally competent social work practice.

This course requires you to attend a workshop or noho marae in the Wellington region.

Use this link to find the upcoming dates and requirements for your course. Please note these can be subject to change.

See dates here

Computer requirements:

This programme is delivered mainly online so you will need to have regular access to a computer or device, a reliable broadband internet connection and a data plan to be able to support your online learning. You will need to stream videos, download content and submit assessments online. If you are unsure if your current computer/device or internet access allows you to complete your online learning with us, please contact us before applying to enrol.

Assessment:

This courses is 100% internally assessed.

To pass this course you must attend the noho marae unless granted exemption by the Programme Leader.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

Access to a laptop or desktop computer
Reliable internet and data plan.

If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol.

Find out more about online learning

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

choose the qualification you will study the course under
check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.

How to apply

Apply to study a programme

You can study this course as part of any of the programmes listed below.

Click on a tile to go the programme information, including the entry requirements and how many courses you'll need to do to complete the programme.

From there you click 'Apply now' and start your study journey.

Fees free study

Micro-credentials

Who are our learners?