In Australia, the community services sector and professions are embedded in a particular history of societal values, and in political and social arrangements.
In Australia, the
community services sector and professions are embedded in a particular history
of societal values, and in political and social arrangements. (You have been asked to outline these in
previous assessment items in this subject and are not required to repeat
previous information in this assessment related to the history of service
provision in this assignment). These influence professional aims and values,
determine professional practice standards and shape the organizational
structures and aims of community service agencies.
1.
Choose one agency from the city of
Sydney web directory.
2.
Write and essay in which you:
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Outline
aspects of the knowledge and practice skills required by community workers when
working with either individuals or families depending on the agency chosen.
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List
principles of effective communication for working with individuals or families.
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Describe the
main aspects of case management as used in community service practice.
3.
Use examples
from your chosen agency to illustrate your example.
Please see Week7: Practice knowledge and models: Working
with individuals and families, to assist you in answering this question.
Marking Criteria:
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Max. in category
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Your points
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Answering
the question and responding to the topic
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Links to
theories and concepts
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Number and
choice of appropriate references
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Correct
referencing style: in-text references and reference list
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Word count,
structure, readability
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Comments:
This is a pass/fail assessment.
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What we want to see:
This essay[i]
will incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion; as this is
an essay, the introduction and conclusion, as well as individual paragraphs
addressing different issues should not be flagged with subheadings, but
incorporated in the essay.
The work must be fully referenced with in-text
citations and a reference list at the end. We recommend you work with your
Academic Writing Guide to ensure that you reference correctly. You will find a
link to this document on the main page of every unit, under the 'Assessments'
section. Correct academic writing and referencing are essential tasks that you
need to learn. We recommend a minimum of
ten references.
Referencing: References are assessed for their quality. You should
draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books,
journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the Study Guide
and lecture notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of conducting
your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’
understanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct
quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the
original.
Researching: You can searchforpeer-reviewedjournalarticles,whichyou can findinthe onlinejournaldatabases andwhichcanbeaccessedfromthelibraryhomepage.
Reputable news sites such as The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/au/health),onlinedictionariesandonline
encyclopediasareacceptableasastarting
pointtogainknowledgeaboutatopic. Governmentdepartments,researchinstitutessuchastheNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC),internationalorganisationssuchastheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO) and local not for
profit organisations such as the Cancer Council are also good resources.
Formatting: The assessment
MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats
may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted
in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is
presented in Word.
What
we don’t want to see:
Plagiarism: All sources of
information need to properly be acknowledged.
Please refer to the plagiarism website on blackboard[ii]. By
clicking the 'Upload this file' button you acknowledge that you have read,
understood and can confirm that the work you are about to submit complies with
the Flexible and Online plagiarism policy as shown in the JNI Student Handbook.
Like other forms of cheating plagiarism is treated seriously. Plagiarising
students will be referred to the Program Manager.
Word Count: Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count –
as a general rule you may go over or under by 10% than the stated length.
Late Submissions:Students
are advised that any submissions past the due date incur a 10% penalty per day,
calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of 30 will incur
3 marks penalty per day.
No submission: Students must attempt all tasks
to be eligible to pass the unit.
More
information can be found in Think Education Assessment Policy document on the
Think Education website.
Resources
Available to YOU:
- Academic writing guide link
https://laureate-au.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&content_id=_2498847_1&mode=reset
- Writing & referencing: The link to the Learning and Academic
Skills Unit (LASU) is on the left pulldown menu on the
blackboard home page:
https://laureate-au.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&content_id=_2498847_1&mode=reset
LASU also provides a series
of academic skills tutorials. Please contact Caroline Spaans (cspaans@laureate.net.au, 02 949 232 14).
- Researching: A guide to
researching is available on the library page http://library.think.edu.au/research_skills/.
Please contact the online and Pyrmont librarian for Health, Dawn Vaux (dvaux@laureate.net.au) if you would like further help or a tutorial on how to do research this way.
By clicking the 'Upload this file' button below you acknowledge
that you have read and understood and can confirm that the work you are about
to submit complies with the Flexible and Online plagiarism policy as shown in
the JNI Student Handbook.
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