Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Bachelor of Social Practice (Level 7) | |
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Qualification Type | Bachelor Degree | |
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Level | 7 | |
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Credits | 480 | |
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
The primary aim of the Bachelor of Social Practice is to provide Aotearoa New Zealand with skilled social service practitioners who are qualified for the social practice sector and who are accomplished in the application of theory in practical contexts relating to registration and practice.
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Graduate profile |
In addition to the generic objectives students who graduate with a Bachelor of Social Practice will:
1. Demonstrate an ability to practice with Māori in culturally appropriate ways and in an inclusive manner. This competency is built on a solid understanding of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and an ability to articulate how the wider context of Aotearoa New Zealand can impact on bi-cultural practice. 2. Demonstrate an ability to practice with culturally and linguistically diverse groups in appropriate ways and in an inclusive manner. This competency is built on having developed a critical analysis of anti-oppressive practice and the place of social practice in society, resulting in a commitment to recognising and supporting diversity amongst individuals and groups in Aotearoa New Zealand. 3. Demonstrate a sound understanding and ability to promote the principles of human rights and social justice in the course of their professional practice, including a commitment to self-determination and social change. This competency is built on an understanding of human rights legislation and its practical application in everyday life. 4. Demonstrate an ability to promote and advocate for social change, including a commitment to challenging any form of discrimination. This competency is built on having developed an ability to reflect on social work practice within a human rights and eco-sustainability based framework. 5. Critical appreciation of the need to promote empowerment and liberation of women, men, and LGBTI groups and communities by upholding and promoting of civil and legal rights. This competency is built on having developed an ability to work with conflict to generate positive outcomes and by facilitating problem solving and development opportunities. 6. Demonstrate knowledge of the origins, purpose and development of Aotearoa New Zealand social work within a global context. 7. Demonstrate an ability to utilise a range of practices in an ethical and professional manner. This competency is based on having developed a sound understanding of social practice theories and an ability to put these theories into practise when working with individuals, families or whanau, communities and groups from diverse ethnic, cultural and indigenous backgrounds. 8. Demonstrate an ability to utilise theories of human behaviour and social cultural systems. This competency is based on having developed an ability to generate skills and strategies to work safely with clients and in a manner that meets current statutory requirements under Aotearoa New Zealand law. 9. Demonstrate professional literacy and numeracy, critically evaluate scholarship, critique and apply diverse knowledge and research to social work, counselling or community development practice. This competency is built on an ability to think critically, and effectively analyse, synthesise and apply information in a research context. 10. Demonstrate an ability to promote problem solving in human relationships including an ability to assist and advocate for individuals and communities with whom they work to gain control over their own circumstances. This competency is based on the graduate having developed an ability to communicate effectively with clients, to work in a flexible manner and having developed reflexivity around an awareness of their own bias and values. 11. Demonstrate an ability to establish and abide by systems of accountability, including ethical standards for professional practice in the work place. This competency is based on having developed an understanding of boundaries when working with clients, an ability to communicate effectively with clients and co-workers and an understanding of the importance of establishing self-care plans that include continuing professional development, peer review, and regular supervision. 12. Demonstrate an ability to work autonomously and make independent judgments from a well-informed social practice position and demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with others in multi-disciplinary teams, organisations and communities. 13. Demonstrate knowledge of the social work code of conduct relevant to Aotearoa New Zealand and an ability to maintain professional integrity. This competency is based on having developed familiarity with professional social work ethics and the code of conduct established by the New Zealand Social Workers Registration Board. |
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Education pathways |
Graduates of the BSocP will be prepared to undertake postgraduate study, for example a Master of Applied Practice and other postgraduate programmes.
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Entry Requirements |
Candidates must meet the general, special or discretionary admission requirements, and meet the English Language entry requirements. Go to www.unitec.ac.nz for details.
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Education Organisation | No organisations currently offer this qualification. | |
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Developed By | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |
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Number | 2742 | |
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Status | Current | |
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Created | 2014-12-23 11:14:58.0 | |
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Last Reviewed | 2019-12-13 10:03:27.0 | |
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Next Review | 2024-12-25 00:00:00.0 | |
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Content |
The Bachelor of Social Practice is an interdisciplinary programme which prepares students who currently have academic skills at level 4 or better and little or no background in social practice for employment, registration and/or accreditation in the fields of social work, community development and counselling. The programme is informed by the concepts of social justice, Te Tiriti, collaborative practice, and post-structural, eco-sustainability, transdisciplinary and systemic perspectives.
The programme uses students' life and work experience as the context for reflective and collaborative learning and creates a springboard for students to undertake critical analyses of theory and practice within a range of social practice models including Māori and Pacific Island models. The common core of the programme includes coverage of whanau/family systems, narrative and collaborative ideas, reflective practice and microskills, inequality, fields of practice, child protection, psychology, mental health, disability, risk assessment, prevention of violence, social policy, sociological analysis, ethics and legal issues in social practice, research methods, community and organisational development and the theory and practice of effective interventions. In the third and fourth years include 120 days of practicum necessary for social work registration. |
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