Fieldwork for Community Service Workers

BASS – F2F FLD 201, Version 3.2, T3 , 2016

Assessment Brief

Program
Bachelor of Applied Social Science

Subject
Fieldwork for Community Service Workers 1 and Counselling 1

Subject code
FLD201A

Name of assessment
Assessment 2: Learning Portfolio

Length
2500 words

Learning outcomes addressed
by this assessment:
B, C, D, E

Submission Date:
End of week 12, Sunday 11:55 pm

Assessment brief summary:
Students are required to develop and submit a Learning Portfolio

Total marks
75

Weighting
75%

BASS – F2F FLD 201, Version 3.2, T3 , 2016
Assessment Description:
Students are required to complete a learning portfolio to be submitted at the end of placement. Up to 7
hours of placement time can be allocated to this assessment.
The portfolio will include:
1. Learning contract
2. Agency profile and one page description of organization in point form
3. List of agencies, resources and networks associated with the agency.
4. Reflection on learning experience (report described below) –1500 words
5. Summary and reflection of supervision experience – 500 words
6. Placement Performance Report (forms provided on pages 3+4 of this brief)
REPORT
Write a 1500 word report on how you undertook the achievement of the outcomes and how you would
rate your achievement of these outcomes in your “Self‐Directed Learning
Contract”, this should include:
i. Why you chose your objectives.

ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
The way you sought to carry out the objectives.
Any struggles you faced in the achievement of the objectives.
How you overcame these struggles or did not, as the case may be.
What resources you considered available to you through the placement organisation.
What the main themes were that emerged for you during your placement.
How you considered your performance over your placement.
How the placement has developed you personally and professionally.
What career options/directions the placement has given you.

You might like to consider the relationships that you have developed over the course of your placement
both with clients (if you had any) and colleagues, and how this has had a bearing on some of the above.
Marking Criteria:

To what extent did the assessment demonstrate the following?
Max in
Category
Your
score

Inclusion of all components as listed in the manual
10

Critical reflection of learning experience showing a high level of self‐awareness
20

Concise summary of supervision experience
15

Coherent presentation of ideas
10

Expression and style
10

Spelling / grammar
10

Total
75

Comments:

BASS – F2F FLD 201, Version 3.2, T3 , 2016
Placement Performance Report

Student

Supervisor

Placement/Organisation

Scale

Competency
Behaviour

E
G
A
P
VP
NA
Excellent
Good
Adequate
Poor
Very Poor
NA
Intern performs exceptionally at all times, at the level of a qualified practitioner
Intern performs above the level expected of a student
Intern performs at the level expected of a student
Intern performs below expected level in some areas
Intern is not safe to practise in this area independently
Not Applicable

Scale: Excellent (E), Good (G), Adequate (A), Poor (P), Very Poor (VP), Not
Applicable (NA)
E G A P VP NA

ACHIEVED COMPETENCIES – General

1. Understood the placement organisation’s objectives

2. Communicates assertively and responsibly

3. Functions effectively in a helping team

4. Able to offer respectful feedback

5. Establishes appropriate boundaries in working relationships

6. Able to work well independently

7. Shows initiative

BASS – F2F FLD 201, Version 3.2, T3 , 2016

8. Demonstrated competence in skills promoting a ‘working alliance’ with a client or
group of clients e.g. empathy, summarizing

9. Communicated lucidly and succinctly in speech and writing

10. Ethical in practice

11. Demonstrated respect and appreciation for issues of gender, culture, religion,
ethnicity, age status and sexual preference

Additional comments:
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agency/Site Supervisor’s Signature: …………………………………………………………………
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What we want to see:
Formatting: The assessment MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format.
Other formats may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments
submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in
Word.
What we don’t want to see:
Plagiarism: All sources of information need to properly be acknowledged. Please refer to
the plagiarism website on blackboardi. By clicking the ‘Upload this file’ button you acknowledge
that you have read, understood and can confirm that the work you are about to submit
complies with the Flexible and Online plagiarism policy as shown in the JNI Student
Handbook. Like other forms of cheating plagiarism is treated seriously. Plagiarising students
will be referred to the Program Manager.
Word Count: Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a general
rule you may go over or under by 10% than the stated length.
Late Submissions: Students are advised that any submissions past the due date incur a
10% penalty per day, calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of 30 will incur
3 marks penalty per day.
No submission: Students must attempt all tasks to be eligible to pass the unit.
Resources Available to YOU:
1. Academic writing guide link
https://laureateau.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&c
ontent_id=_2498847_1&mode=reset
2. Writing & referencing: The link to the Learning and Academic Skills Unit (LASU)
is on the left pulldown menu on the blackboard home page:
https://laureateau.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&c
ontent_id=_2498847_1&mode=reset
LASU also provides a series of academic skills tutorials. Please contact Caroline Spaans
(cspaans@laureate.net.au, 02 949 232 14).
3. Researching: A guide to researching is available on the library page
http://library.think.edu.au/research_skills/.
Please contact the online and Pyrmont librarian for Health, Dawn Vaux
(dvaux@laureate.net.au) if you would like further help or a tutorial on how to do research
this way.
i https://laureate‐
au.blackboard.com/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_20163_1&content_id=_2498858_1&mode=reset