Program Overview

Unit of Study CSL10297 - Issues of Protection

Unit Snapshot

• Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
• Credit points: 12
• AQF level: 7
• Level of learning: Intermediate
• Former School/College: Former School of Arts and Social Sciences
• Enrolment information: N/A

Unit Description

Provides students with a critical understanding of policy and practice in child protection. Issues of child abuse and neglect, including domestic violence, are analysed in relation to government and other institutional initiatives in Australia. Emphasises practice issues with children and families living in unique circumstances. The role of the practitioner operating with critical analysis and critical self-reflection is framed against legal, policy, and evidence-informed practice considerations.

Unit Content

• Topic 1: Protection and critical thinking
• Topic 2: Historical and legislative context
• Topic 3: Impacts of child maltreatment
• Topic 4: Theoretical frameworks informing practice
• Topic 5: Types of programs in child and family welfare
• Topic 6: Risk, harm, resilience and being informed by evidence
• Topic 7: Service delivery (assessment)
• Topic 8: Managing child protection work: Values and critical self-reflection
• Topic 9: Managing child protection work: Ethical issues, self-care and organisational issues
• Topic 10: Service delivery (intervention)
• Topic 11: Children living in unique family circumstances (Part A)
• Topic 12: Children living in unique family circumstances (Part B) and wrapping up Issues of Protection

Availabilities

• Location: Gold Coast, Online
• Domestic: Session 1 (Gold Coast, Online), Session 3 (Online)
• International: Session 1 (Gold Coast, Online), Session 3 (Online)

Learning Outcomes and Graduate Attributes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the history and theory underpinning policy and practice in the areas of child maltreatment
2. discuss the impacts and incidence of, and contributing factors to, child maltreatment
3. analyse key government initiatives addressing issues of protection within Australia
4. identify key legal components of policy and practice, including rights
5. identify how issues of power, ethics and values relate to the delivery of services within the context of protection
6. discuss the role of the reflective practitioner within the context of protection
7. critically analyse how issues of child maltreatment have or have not been addressed within policy and practice for families living in unique circumstances.

Prescribed Learning Resources

• Session 1: No prescribed texts.
• Session 3: No prescribed texts. Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Graduate Attributes

• GA1: Intellectual rigour - A commitment to excellence in all scholarly and intellectual activities, including critical judgement.
• GA2: Creativity - An ability to develop creative and effective responses to intellectual, professional and social challenges.
• GA3: Ethical practice - A commitment to sustainability and high ethical standards in social and professional practices.
• GA4: Knowledge of a discipline - Command of a discipline to enable a smooth transition and contribution to professional and community settings.
• GA5: Lifelong learning - The ability to be responsive to change, to be inquiring and reflective in practice, through information literacy and autonomous, self-managed learning.
• GA6: Communication and social skills - The ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals, and within teams, in professional and community settings.
• GA7: Cultural competence - An ability to engage with diverse cultural and Indigenous perspectives in both global and local settings.