WEL427 Transforming Human Services (8)

This subject provides an introduction to holistic environmental practice in human services. It highlights the competing interests and discourses in the use of natural resources, revealing the impact of anthropogenic activity on the wellbeing of the human and non-human world. Loss of biodiversity, changes to the landscape and Earth's resources have produced an environmental crisis; one that demands new ways of living within the natural world. This subject presents the often marginalised `voices' and ways of knowing, including Indigenous Australian, other Indigenous, Global South and eco-feminist perspectives. The subject introduces students to the foundations and strategies of transformative, holistic eco-social practice.

Availability

Session 1 (30)
Online
Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: WEL427. 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 Social Work and Arts

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to describe the environmental crisis, land use, and the effects of environmental degradation on human and non-human wellbeing;
  • be able to critically evaluate the influence of discourses on human services and society;
  • be able to identify marginalised knowledges and ways of knowing, including Indigenous Australian, other Indigenous, Global South and eco-feminist perspectives; and
  • be able to apply the foundations for holistic eco-social practice in human services, including being (ontology), thinking (epistemology) and doing (methodology).

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • The impacts of the environmental crisis on humans and non-humans
  • Exploring 'vulnerability'
  • Discourses influencing society and human services practice
  • Marginalised knowledges and ways of knowing, including Indigenous Australian, other Indigenous, Global South and eco-feminist perspectives
  • A framework for holistic environmental practice in human services
  • Strategies for transformative holistic eco-social practice

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of WEL427 in Session 1 2021. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Discourse analysis
40
2
Case study report
60

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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