This assessment is to further your ability to reflect on organisational management constructs and its implications for social work staff and service delivery.
You will explore the following questions/angles in the Case study – Avalon Care.
1. Discuss the challenges faced by the main workers in the proposed changes.
2. What would ‘professional identity’ look like in the new proposed roles?
3. How would this identity differ or be like the current social work role?
4. Is social work contested in the case study organisation? How?
5. Has social work become a part of the ethos of consumerism and/or participation? What is your reflection on this organisation based on your comprehensive readings?
Write in the third-person perspective.
Knowledge of organisational theoretical models including limitations particularly in regards to cross-cultural issues as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues.
Application of theoretical models/ frameworks to case study.
Clear understanding of the case study and the challenges for social workers in change management.
Evidence of a clear structure, organisation of the material and accuracy of referencing.
Analyse a variety of organisational types and contexts, and evaluate their strengths and limitations in delivering.
human service organisation goals and social work outcomes
· Evaluate organisational models for cross-cultural practice, including working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples.
