HSRV102-09S1 (C) Semester One 2009

Contemporary Issues and the Social Services

18 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2009

Description

A course that introduces the history, and contemporary organisation, and functions of the social services industry in New Zealand society. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of students' capacities to understand and critically analyse the impact of service delivery on diverse populations.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Maria-Victoria Perez Y Perez

Lecturers

Kate van Heugten and Jim Anglem

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 1 15%
Essay 2 30%
Library Assessment 5%
Minor Assessment Online 1 5%
Minor Assessment Online 1 5%
Final Exam 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Connolly, Marie. , Harms, Louise; Social work : contexts and practice ; 2nd ed; Oxford University Press Australia and New Zealand, 2009.

Recommended Reading

Chenoweth, Lesley , McAuliffe, Donna; The road to social work & human service practice : an introductory text ; Thomson, 2005.

Durie, Mason; Whaiora : Maori health development ; Oxford University Press, 1994.

Neukrug, Ed; Theory, practice, and trends in human services : an introduction ; 4th ed; Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2008.

O'Hara, Agi. , Weber, Zita; Skills for human service practice: working with individuals, groups and communities ; Oxford University Press, 2006.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $640.00

International fee $2,670.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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