Contemporary Pressures: Navigating Domestic and Family Violence

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Course Description

In this course students will develop knowledge and skills in recognising and responding to domestic and family violence (DFV) and understand the role and responsibility of social workers and human services in DFV prevention. This course focuses on violence that occurs in relationships, including the four types of family violence: elder abuse, intimate partner violence, and violence perpetrated by adult children or caregivers. An exploration of contemporary theories and perspectives will be navigated and applied in social work and human services prevention and intervention across government and private practice settings, and consideration for the legal framework examined. There is consideration of structural discrimination and racism. Critical reflection and analysis of knowledge, values and practice/skills as applied to DFV prevention and intervention strategies is an integral component of the course.

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The course supports students to develop in-depth knowledge of theories and perspectives of domestic and family violence using a critical social work and human services lens. Students will explore historical responses to DFV, legal frameworks, structural drivers of violence, intersections of gender, culture and ethnicity in understanding causes of DFV and engage in an advanced exploration of contemporary DFV theories to navigate social work and human services prevention and intervention. Students will be exposed to evidenced informed strategies for working with perpetrators of domestic and family violence, and motivations to change behaviour.

Students will develop competencies in being able to identify various forms of domestic and family violence, undertake risk assessments, be able to develop intervention plans aligned with anti-oppressive practice and implement prevention strategies across micro, meso and macro levels. Industry engagement will be used to support teaching approaches in this course, and students will engage in problem-based learning through application of knowledge to `real world' case studies.

This course will develop competencies for social work and human services graduates in working with domestic and family violence as aligned with recommendations from the Royal Commission into family violence and the Australian Association of Social Work. It is a course that requires students to engage in critically reflexive practice, to consider their own personal values, attitudes and beliefs about domestic and family violence and how this may influence their professional response.

Topics

Identifying and defining various forms of domestic and family violence Understanding the history of social work and human services responses to domestic and family violence Theories of domestic and family violence Intersections of structural violence, gender, culture and ethnicity in understanding causes of domestic and family violence Working with people… For more content click the Read More button below.

Identifying and defining various forms of domestic and family violence

Understanding the history of social work and human services responses to domestic and family violence

Theories of domestic and family violence

Intersections of structural violence, gender, culture and ethnicity in understanding causes of domestic and family violence

Working with people who use violence

Primary, Secondary and Tertiary responses to domestic and family violence in Australia

Engaging in critically reflexive and anti-oppressive domestic and family violence practice

Assessments

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Reflection (personal/clinical)

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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

Identify and define various forms of domestic and family violence.

Critically evaluate contemporary and historical social work efforts to recognise and respond to domestic and family violence.

Undertake case formulation and develop an intervention strategy informed by knowledge of intersectional causes of domestic and family violence, including intersections of gender, culture and ethnicity.

Critique knowledge of different domestic and family violence perspectives, theories, and models for domestic and family violence prevention and intervention, while also acknowledging the influence of legal frameworks and structural drivers of violence.

Engage in anti-oppressive interventions for survivors of domestic and family violence while working with perpetrators of domestic and family violence.

Utilise critically reflective practice when engaging in domestic and family violence prevention and intervention as graduate social workers and human services professionals.

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SWK3200 - Contemporary Pressures: Navigating Domestic and Family Violence

1 Unit