This assessment enables you to identify a broad social issue/advocacy area and/or an overarching community of interest of your choosing and to explo

This assessment enables you to identify a broad social issue/advocacy area and/or an overarching community of interest of your choosing and to explore a community project, organisation or social change campaign under this broad area in a level of depth.

You will be allocated into small groups early in Week 2. You will conduct preliminary work with your group and then write an individual report. Details can be found below in the Instructions.

Additionally, you will continue working with this group and the topic you choose to complete Assessment 3.

Details

Task type Method Individual weighting Due date Length

Report Individual writing (Following group work) 40% Sunday, Week 4, 11:59 PM (Canberra time) 1500 words +/- 10%

Outcomes

Unit learning outcomes alignment Graduate learning outcomes alignment

ULO 1: Evaluate complex theories and practices about diversity, difference, culture, language, race, gender, ability and power and their application to social work practice in different contexts

ULO3: Demonstrate skills in community work within a range of settings, including digital skills. GA 2.2 Adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries

GA 1.4 Work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate and resolve conflict

GA 3.3 Adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Background (why am I doing this?)

Being able to identify and analyse community work and advocacy strategies is an important skill for social workers. This assessment asks you to analyse the key community work theories and practices underlying the work of an organisation/campaign/project and to write a succinct report on key community work activities.

Instructions (what do I have to do?)

Step 1: Within your small group, decide upon either a key social issue/area of advocacy interest (e.g. disaster recovery, climate change, interpersonal violence, other) OR an overarching community of their choice (i.e. culturally and/or linguistically diverse communities; gender and/or sexually diverse communities, disabled communities, other). We encourage you to be creative with your choice and pursue a genuine area of interest for group members. Feel welcome to check in with your tutor for advice before finalising your groups focus. Your choice will carry through from Assessment 2 to Assessment 3.

Step 2: Undertake desktop and/or community-focused research to identify community organisations and/or projects and/or campaigns, that fall under the broad social issue and/or overarching community your group has decided on. Though you are working on the same social issue or community,each group member should choose a different organisation/project/campaign for their Assessment 2 report.

Step 3: Once each student has selected their particular organisation/project/campaign, undertake individual research. You can utilise a variety of research methods to investigate the practices used by your chosen organisation/project/campaign, including (but not limited to):

secondary sources such as scholarly literature and reports

participation in practices/activities/processes of the organisation/project/campaign, accompanied by an account of your experiences

analysis of documentation, websites, materials and/or artefacts produced by the organisation/project/campaign

observation of events/actions or organisational practices and processes, accompanied by notes of your observations

group discussions, correspondence and/or interviews with relevant member(s) of the organisation/project/campaign

Step 4: Write your report. Follow the formatting advice below.

Writing your response (how do I do this?)

Your report should be structured into sections with headings and sub-headings. Within each section, you are expected to write primarily in full paragraphs (around 8-10 sentences per paragraph) and to cite and reference your research sources. You can utilise bullet point lists and/or include visual representations such as photographs, tables or charts within your report.

Suggested report format (You can utilise sub-headings in addition to these main headings):

Table of contents(Not included in word count length)

Introduction Briefly introduce and describe the organisation/project/campaign and the community it represents/serves and/or the social issue it addresses, utilising the key concept of intersectionality.

Sources/research methods Briefly outline the sources and methods of research utilised to gather information about the organisation/project/campaign.

Analysis/discussion

Outline and analyse the key advocacy and/or community work strategies utilised by the organisation/project/campaign.

Analyse the community work theories and practices underlying the organisation/project/campaign.

Conclusion Briefly summarise the key strategies, activities and theories you analysed within the report.

References Include a reference list. Appendices are not required but may be included if relevant. Appendices are not included in word count length.

Requirements

Referencing style: APA 7th edition The report must contain at least five peer-reviewed scholarly references.

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