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Social work, community and human services resources

We’ve compiled everything a social work, community and human services student needs: course structures, textbook links, and more. Very convenient. Bookmark this page.

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Library subject guides

Our librarians have made researching easier by grouping all of your discipline resources together (including ebooks, textbooks, websites and free image libraries). You'll also find handy search and referencing tips.
 
Social work subject guide
Community and human services subject guide

Placement

Placement means working in industry. It gives you the chance to apply your knowledge in real situations – great preparation for being in the workforce. 

You’ll use the InPlace platform to upload essential documents, submit your placement preferences and find out where you’ve been placed. Log in with your student ID and password.

Find out more about organising your placement via InPlace.

Before your placement can be confirmed, you’ll need to upload various mandatory documents to InPlace (including a Police Check, a Working with Children Check and your immunisation status). Some of these can take 6–12 weeks to organise, so best start early.

To make life easier for students with mandatory placements, the Australian Government has introduced the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP). If you're a domestic student, you might be eligible to receive $331.65 per week while you’re on placement.

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Ordering items through School Locker is quick and easy. Select ‘Subjects’, choose your semester, search by unit code, add items to your cart and complete the checkout process.

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The University helped me to organise my placement experience, which made everything so easy. I am excited to put the theory I have learned into practice."
— Brenda, Master of Social Work (Qualifying)