WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities (8)

This subject begins by examining the history of child and adolescent welfare in Aboriginal communities, and examines the influence of history on present policies related to Aboriginal children and youth. It further considers culturally appropriate responses to child protection and substitute care including issues such as self-determination for Aboriginal communities, land rights and empowerment.

Subject Outlines
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Availability

Session 1 (30)
Online
Wagga Wagga Campus
Session 2 (60)
Online
Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: WEL407. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • Have developed an understanding of the historical impact of the oppression displacement and marginalization of Aboriginal people in Australia;
  • Be able to relate this understanding to the policies of Aboriginal child welfare in Australia from an historical perspective;
  • Be able to outline issues of child protection in current Aboriginal communities;
  • Comprehend Aboriginal responses, and the bases thereof, to current policy and practice in child and adolescent welfare.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • The Impact of Aboriginal/European contact.
  • Explicit and implicit policies of extermination, protection and segregation, and assimilation.
  • Tokenism versus self-determintion.
  • Child /Carer relationships in Aboriginal societies.
  • Social upheavals and child protection in Aboriginal communities.
  • Land rights, education and empowerment.

Contact

Current Students

For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure please contact Student Central or ask@csu.edu.au or phone on 1800 275 278.

Prospective Students

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 275 278 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.

The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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