EDF5572 Professional experience: Working with systems and groups
Faculty of Education
EDF5572 Professional experience: Working with systems and groups is a 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs EDF5568, EDF5561, EDF5562 and EDF5563.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5572
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After EDF5572
No unit lists EDF5572 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit focuses on the selection, application, and evaluation of psychological, social, behavioural, and educational interventions for systems (including and organisations such as schools) and groups. Prevention and systems frameworks, and therapeutic interventions for working with groups will be identified, selected and critically appraised. You will learn to distinguish between different frameworks and interventions for families, schools and groups, apply micro-counselling skills and evaluate issues related to group-based intervention and support, evaluate and synthesise frameworks and programs for group interventions, and critically reflect on professional practice and evaluate group intervention outcomes. You will have an opportunity to apply these skills through supported professional experience opportunities as part of the Krongold Outreach Program. This unit supports the translation of theory into practice and provides opportunities for you to work collaboratively.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Competency assessment and professional experience logbook (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- Reflective case study (2000 words or equivalent)50%
- -
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and critique a range of group-based frameworks and programs for families, schools, and groups
- 2
integrate and synthesize research and theoretical perspectives for selecting and planning effective and appropriate interventions for working with groups
- 3
facilitate a group program in a school, private practice, or community clinic setting
- 4
engage in critical evaluation of professional practice and program outcomes when working across individuals and groups
- 5
identify and manage ethical and professional issues related to working with multiple clients (e.g. groups and/or families)
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload equals 12/144 hours per week/semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- 2 hour workshop per week
- Small group supervision outside of workshop time with supervisor to meet APAC supervision requirements
(b.) Additional requirements:
- 10 hours of independent study per week
(c.) Additional requirements (all students):
Fieldwork
- 100 hours of professional experience activities across the semester.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Zoe Morris
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Zoe Morris
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5572?
You need EDF5568, EDF5561, EDF5562 and EDF5563 before you enrol.
When is EDF5572 offered?
In 2020, EDF5572 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5572?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5572 have an exam?
No. EDF5572 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.