| K1 | <p>Critically appraise the principles and frameworks that underpin tensions between rights and responsibilities, freedom and control and individual and society in social work practice.</p> |
| K2 | <p>Critically review the legal systems in the context of social work principles, namely, justice, human rights and duty of care;</p> |
| K3 | <p>Identify and critically analyse the legal and ethical dimensions of concepts, including end of life choices, capacity and competencies, collective vs individual rights using real life case scenarios from social work practice;</p> |
| K4 | <p>Understand the interconnectedness of social work practice, law and social policy and evaluate the implications for social work practice in a range of contexts, including mental health, aged care and with cross-cultural groups;</p> |
| K5 | <p>Critically reflect on the ethical and legal responsibilities of social workers in their practice generally, and in a range of common practice contexts;</p> |
| K6 | <p>Evaluate and critique the legal, ethical and practice considerations and dilemmas confronting social workers when complying with their statutory obligations to the law and;</p> |
| K7 | <p>Propose solutions to complex legal and ethical problems using real world case scenarios from social work practice.</p> |
| S1 | <p>Identify and apply relevant legal frameworks in context and respond using appropriate professional communication skills;</p> |
| S2 | <p>Develop a critically reflective approach to the recognition of tensions between ethical and legal considerations into social work practice;</p> |
| S3 | <p>Develop skills in developing, proposing and defending solutions to complex legal and ethical problems in oral and written forms, relevant to both academic and practice contexts and;</p> |
| S4 | <p>Deepen understanding of ethical decision-making models and how to apply them in complex cases that cross the legal, ethical and social policy domains.</p> |
| A1 | <p>Develop in-depth knowledge of the legal and ethical domains of social work practice and apply them to complex cases in social work practice;</p> |
| A2 | <p>Develop and apply principles and frameworks to communicate oral and written arguments effectively and;</p> |
| A3 | <p>Develop capacity to critically reflect on social work principles, ethics and values in resolving complex cases that traverse many domains.</p> |