SWRK6300

Current Developments in Human Service Delivery

Faculty of Education and Arts School of Humanities and Social Science

10 Units 6000 Level Course

Not available in 2012

Previously offered in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004

This course examines current trends in the delivery of human services within their broader political, economic, social and historical contexts. The course incorporates both critical analysis and practical application in relation to topics such as competitive tendering, social entrepreneurship and social enterprise, partnership development, business social investment, community engagement and other emerging themes.

Objectives

1. students will develop the capacity to critically analyse trends in human service structure and organisation in terms of their social, political and historical contexts.
2. students will gain an understanding of the theory and practice relating to a range of contemporary developments in human services organisation and delivery.
3. students will explore in depth an area of choice in relation to contemporary developments in human services organisation and delivery.

Content

1. Theories of welfare.
2. Transformation of the welfare state.
3. Current trends in service organisation and delivery - for example:
- Competitive tendering
- Social entrepreneurship and social enterprise
- Business social investment
- Community engagement
- Partnership development
4. Value and ethical questions in service organisation and delivery.

Replacing Course(s)

Not applicable.

Transition

Not applicable.

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

Relevant undergraduate degree.

Modes of Delivery

Distance Learning : Paper Based

Teaching Methods

Email Discussion Group
Self Directed Learning

Assessment Items

Essays / Written Assignments

Discussion paper; 2,000 words; 40%.