The aim of this subject is to prepare Indigenous and non-Indigenous students to work respectfully alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by providing students with culturally appropriate skills, theoretical understandings, and frameworks. Students will develop and practice applying appropriate skills for working respectfully and safely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities and develop a critical awareness of the unique, complex, historical, and contemporary relationships between social work and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This includes an analysis of social structures, systems, inequities, and injustices, and how to apply professional knowledge and skills to address injustices.

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[Anti-requisite] WS2020  Offerings: All

Successful completion of 9 credit points of level 1 study at tertiary level OR admitted to 103804 MSW (PQ)

Successful completion of 9 credit points of level 1 study at tertiary level OR admitted to 103804 MSW (PQ) Offerings: All

WS2121 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Skills and Frameworks for Practice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Skills and Frameworks for Practice

Explain how historical and contemporary experiences influence identity and relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Critically evaluate and apply culturally appropriate skills and knowledge for working respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Critically examine self in professional practice in relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities

Differentiate between the histories and cultural practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples