Writers Den

Description/Focus:

Essay –A
framework for understanding human service work

Value:

60%

Due
date:

11 May 2015

Length:

2000 words

Task:

In human service practice Chenoweth and Mcauliffe
talk about ‘domains’ and ‘fields of practice’. The table below lists these:

Chenoweth, L. & McAuliffe, D. (2015) The Road to Social Work & Human Service Practice (4^th
ed.) Victoria: Cengage Learning

Write an essay responding to the following
questions:

·
What
‘domain’ and ‘field’ of practice appeals to you, what have you learned during
the course and through your own research that has helped you to understand it
better?

·
What
is the role of a human service worker in that domain and field?

·
What
type of human service organisations provide opportunities to work with their ‘domains’
and ‘field’?

·
What
are the needs of the people who access that area of human services?

·
Referring
to the diagram on p285 of the text what values, knowledge and skills are
needed to work in that particular area of human service need?

Presentation:

The essay must be
prepared in electronic format and submitted via the Learnline site for the
unit.

The word count does not
include the reference list.

Assessment
criteria:

The assignment will be assessed according to the
following criteria:

·
Describe and identify
fields and domains of human service work. (20%)

·
Describe and define human
service knowledge, values and skills and connect to professional ethics and
translate this to a professional practice framework. (30%)

·
Identifies what knowledge,
values and skills support working with difference and diversity. (20%)

·
Evidence of familiarity
with key concepts from texts, recommended reading and broader research. (10%)

·
Reference material
supports writers ideas and meet academic standards recommended (APA 6). A
minimum of (5) academic references are required (10%)

·
Academic writing style is
adhered to in relation to flow, logic, punctuation, grammar and
spelling. (10%)