HCS111 Introduction to Human Services (8)

Abstract

This subject provides an introduction to human services in Australia and to concepts relating to the context, history and contemporary issues underpinning welfare provision. This subject will advance students’ understanding about the characteristics of professional human services, and explore the impacts and complexities associated with poverty and social exclusion within specific fields and professional practice.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Location

Session 1
Online	Wagga Wagga Campus
On Campus	Dubbo Campus
On Campus	Port Macquarie
On Campus	Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: HCS111
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	HD/FL	School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Enrolment restrictions

All students who have completed HCS409 cannot undertake HCS111

Incompatible subject(s)	Related subject(s)
HCS409	HCS409 Paired Subject

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

Be able to demonstrate an understanding of human services in Australia, including the context, history and contemporary issues underpinning welfare provision;
Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of professional human services, including a knowledge base, core values and ethics, and an ecosocial framework;
Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the impacts and complexity of poverty and social exclusion;
Be able to apply the context of human services to fields of practice.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

Overview of human services and welfare practices is Australia
Orientation to welfare services
Service delivery systems and organisations
Ecosocial framework to human services and implications for practice
Impacts and complexity of poverty and social exclusion
Professional knowledge base, values and ethics
Fields of practice across the lifespan, cultures and genders

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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.