37b6056e_tley___A_Social_Work_Portfolio__My_Comments
[Subject & Grade] Field Education and Fieldwork II Marks not yet released – this is a pass/fail grade only) [Subject Information] Linking as it does with Social Work Theory and Practice IV, this course of practice is the final course in the program. Participants commencing this course of field education will be required to describe and justify their own practice frameworks based on the unification of personal experiences, philosophies of social work, theories, skills and values. This process will involve the identification of both immediate learning goals to meet the placement situation, and create a foundation for the on-going pursuit of learning and knowledge. In this context, critical thinking and research will form key aspects of this placement. The emphasis on working in community is critically examined. Awareness of the profession and the professional in both the present and the future will ensure that at the completion of this course students will meet the AASW requirements for beginning practitioners. [My Comments] 
For my final 4th year placement, I was placed at Centacare, Bundaberg and have been exposed to a variety of learning opportunities. Within the counselling section I have been involved in various groups and have shadowed the outreach family support worker who spends time in Childers and Gin Gin. The other area of Centacare Bundaberg is the aged care section and I have been involved in Ongoing Needs Identication assessments, HACC services and various groups and community education sessions. I am really pleased to have experienced such a diverse placement as it has allowed me to develop skills in a variety of areas. It also offered me the opportunity of working with children, which has strongly encouraged me to learn more about play, narrative and creative therapies. It has also identified for me that working with children is an area in which I may look for future work, which, before my placement was not something I had considered.
Jennie Whitley - A Social Work Portfolio
My Comments