Essay Assignment
Task: Chenoweth and McAuliffe (2015)* talk about "domains" and "fields of practice". The table below lists these:
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Domains of Practice
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Fields of Practice
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- Working with individuals
- Group work
- Social policy
- Working with families and partnerships
- Community work
- Research and evaluation
- Education and training
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- Health
- Mental health
- Child protection and juvenile justice
- The disability field
- Working with older adults
- Rural and remote practice
- Income security and employment services
- Substance misuse
- Youth work
- Environmental and disaster work
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*Chenoweth, L. & McAuliffe, D. (2015) The Road to Social Work & Human Service Practice (4th ed.) Victoria: Cengage Learning
Write an essay that:
1. Identifies a human service organisation that employs workers from your discipline and the selected field and domain of practice;
2. Discusses the role of the human service professional and the knowledge and skills required in the context of the chosen field of practice;
3. Identifies the knowledge, values and skills that support working with culturally diverse clientele;
4. Highlights some of the potential ethical dilemmas in working with culturally diverse clients;
5. Applies the professional code of ethics in practice;
Presentation: The essay must be prepared in electronic format and submitted via the Learnline site for the unit.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.