This unit will examine the context in which practice is carried out and focus on developing the research skills needed to utilise evaluation techniques. It considers the skills required to design new programs and evaluate processes and outcomes in existing programs and services, and examines the techniques available to evaluate individual practice. Leadership in Human Service Organisations Examines issues related to the management of human service organisations, particularly from the perspective of social work values and principles. It aims to understand the nature and role of human service organisations in society and provides a context for considering issues of goal setting, implementation, structure and organisation, resources, staffing, evaluation and change. Social Work Managing Change Considers changes in social interaction and social relationships.
Social relationships are diverse in both nature and structure.
The unit will consider 'change' in interpersonal, group, organisational and institutional contexts and the role of social work and the social worker in this process. Issues of control and responsibility in the change process will also be considered. Social Planning and Social Impact Assessment Social planning and social impact assessment are two growing fields of practice. It is recognised that urban and environmental issues are closely associated with contemporary social problems. This unit introduces the fields of Social Planning and Social Impact Assessment.