Critical Practice: Practicum II

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to

• Use professional skills in communication, engagement, assessment, intervention and evaluation to promote positive outcomes for individuals/groups/communities taking into account the individual, social and cultural differences of service users.
• Write professional reports and maintain accurate records assuring service user confidentiality and privacy and making referrals to other agencies as appropriate. 
• Articulate evidence-based and ethically defensible plans to inform professional judgements and promote positive outcomes for individuals/groups/communities.
• Manage practice safely and accountably working within relevant organisational protocols and proposing ways to improve safe and accountable practice.
• Actively promote the kawa whakaruruhau (cultural safety) of service users and colleagues, apply principles of bicultural social work practice, and challenge prejudice and discrimination.
• Adhere to the SWRB code of conduct and the code of ethics of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers.
• Make positive use of professional supervision to reflect on practice, discuss ethical issues, and develop critical awareness of own abilities and level of professional competence.
• Make plans for continuing professional development.
• Critically evaluate the social work practice theory, models and approaches used to inform own social work practice with individuals, groups or communities.
• Critically assess the policy and legislative framework underpinning practice situations and identify ways to promote socially just outcomes.
• Critically appraise research including ethical and cultural considerations.
  
  

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed

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.