Write a 2000-word research essay on one of the following areas of social work practice with Indigenous Australians:
Child and Family Welfare (Lecture 7)
Family Violence (Lecture 8)
Mental health (Additional research required)
Alcohol and Other Drugs (Additional research required)In writing and researching your assignment about a specific field of practice, reflect and respond to the following:
Provide an overview of the area of practice, particularly as it relates to Indigenous Australians (i.e. statistical data, overrepresentation, etc.)
Compare and contrast historical and contemporary challenges for social workers working with Indigenous Australians in this field of practice.
Thinking about social work theories (week 3), how do you envision yourself working effectively in a culturally responsive manner with Indigenous Australians in this field of practice?
NB: You can choose to focus on a particular region of Australia when writing this essay.
You may also choose to focus on a particular aspect your chosen field of practice (i.e. mental health focus on suicide; child and family welfare focus on kinship care; alcohol and other drugs focus on drug diversion courts, etc.).
Marking criteria for Assessment 3
Your assignment will be marked according to the following rubric:
Criteria Strongly meets or exceeds requirements Soundly meets requirements Meets requirements Meets limited requirements Does not meet requirements
Excellent demonstration of knowledge about Indigenous Australian cultures in chosen field of practice. Very good demonstration of knowledge about Indigenous Australian cultures in chosen field of practice. Good demonstration of knowledge about Indigenous Australian cultures in chosen field of practice. Satisfactory demonstration of knowledge about Indigenous Australian cultures in chosen field of practice. Inadequate demonstration of knowledge about Indigenous Australian cultures in chosen field of practice.
Demonstration of knowledge about historical and contemporary challenges for social workers in chosen field of practice (10 marks). Excellent demonstration of knowledge about historical and contemporary challenges for social workers in chosen field of practice. Very good demonstration of knowledge about historical and contemporary challenges for social workers in chosen field of practice. Good demonstration of knowledge about historical and contemporary challenges for social workers in chosen field of practice. Satisfactory demonstration of knowledge about historical and contemporary challenges for social workers in chosen field of practice. Inadequate demonstration of knowledge about historical and contemporary challenges for social workers in chosen field of practice.
Discussion of future culturally-responsive social work practice with Indigenous Australians in certain field of practice, demonstrating knowledge of relevant social work theories (10 marks). Excellent discussion on future culturally responsive practice with Indigenous Australians, outlining social work theories that can be used to inform future practice. Very good discussion on future culturally responsive practice with Indigenous Australians, outlining social work theories that can be used to inform future practice. Good discussion on future culturally responsive practice with Indigenous Australians, outlining social work theories that can be used to inform future practice. Satisfactory discussion on future culturally responsive practice with Indigenous Australians, outlining social work theories that can be used to inform future practice. Inadequate discussion on future culturally responsive practice with Indigenous Australians, outlining social work theories that can be used to inform future practice.
Use of scholarly literature to support essay (5 marks). Excellent use of scholarly literature to support essay. Very good use of scholarly literature to support essay. Good use of scholarly literature to support essay. Satisfactory use of scholarly literature to support essay. Inadequate use of scholarly literature to support essay.
Scholarly presentation of writing and referencing (5 marks). The essay is very well written with succinct, error-free expression and clarity of meaning.
It contains no mistakes using APA style for citations that support ideas. Appropriate use of expression with few errors; meaning is generally clear.
It contains minimal mistakes using APA style for citations that support ideas. Expression is adequate with some errors; meaning lacks clarity in some places.
It contains some mistakes using APA style for citations that support ideas. Expression is basic with distracting errors that leads to opacity of meaning.
It contains many mistakes using APA style for citations that support ideas. The reflective essay is not well organised with many errors of expression and lacks clarity of meaning.
It does not use APA style for citations that support ideas.
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