Social Work

During the Social Work program from Federation University Australia , youmight be a new graduate looking for a clear career path or an experienced social worker wanting to take the next step in your professional life.Or perhaps you are ready for a career change and want to step into social work.

Key features

Whatever your background, we'll prepare you to work across human and community services in government bodies, non-government organisations, community and health services and more.

You'll become confident working with migrants, people with alcohol, drug and mental health problems and in palliative care, child protection, youth services and much more.

You'll be exposed to challenging real life situations through 140 days during your studies in social work settings, being mentored by experienced professionals in the field.

Then, once you graduate, you can go on to be a qualified social worker, take up management positions or work in national or international policy development.

Career opportunities

• Social worker

Professional social work positions in hospitals, community health care, child protection, justice, community development, local government, government policy, social research, advocacy and many more.

This is an Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) accredited qualification, and is an entry qualification into the social work profession.

Courses include:

• Professional Social Work Practice

• Social Work Practice With Children, Young People and Families

• Social Work Practice With Groups and Communities

• Law and Ethics in Social Work Practice

• Social Work Field Education