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Supervised professional practice 1
SWM5005
Synopsis
This unit will assist you in developing the essential knowledge and skills necessary for a career in the field of social work. It involves hands-on training in different practice areas and includes a minimum of 500 hours of supervised field education. This practical experience will give you the opportunity to observe, engage, and assess the role of social work within a health or human services environment.
Assessments are designed to support your growth as a professional in the field, encouraging you to become a lifelong learner and an ethical reflective practitioner in a real-world setting.
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 18
- Level
- 5
- Audience
- Postgraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Faculty
- Social Work
- Handbook year
- 2026
Prerequisites (4)
- Foundations for social work practiceSWM5004
- Orientation to practiceSWM5100
- SWM5115SWM5115
- SWM5116SWM5116
What it unlocks (1)
Offerings (2)
- First semester (extended)Caulfield · IMMERSIVE
- Second semester (extended)Caulfield · IMMERSIVE