2.2 Outcomes ................................................................................................................................................ 5
3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS ................................................................................................. 8
3.1 Lecturer(s)................................................................................................................................................ 8
3.2 Department .............................................................................................................................................. 8
3.3 University .................................................................................................................................................. 9
4 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................ 10
4.1 Prescribed book(s) ................................................................................................................................. 10
4.2 Recommended book(s) .......................................................................................................................... 10
4.3 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)............................................................................................................. 10
4.4 Library services and resources............................................................................................................... 10
5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ............................................................................................................. 11
6 STUDY PLAN ............................................................................................................................................ 11
7 PRACTICAL WORK .................................................................................................................................. 12
8 ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 12
8.1 Assessment criteria ................................................................................................................................ 12
8.2 Assessment plan .................................................................................................................................... 12
8.3 Assignment numbers ............................................................................................................................. 13
8.4 Assignment due dates ............................................................................................................................ 13
8.5 Submission of assignments.................................................................................................................... 13
8.6 The assignments .................................................................................................................................... 14
8.7 Other assessment methods ................................................................................................................... 16
8.8 The examination.................................................................................................................................... 16
9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ....................................................................................................... 19
10 SOURCES CONSULTED ....................................................................................................................... 21
11 IN CLOSING ........................................................................................................................................... 21
12 ADDENDUMS ......................................................................................................................................... 21
ADDENDUM A: ASSIGNMENT 01 ............................................................................................................... 22
ADDENDUM B: ASSIGNMENT 02............................................................................................................... 26
ADDENDUM C: ASSIGNMENT 03............................................................................................................... 30
Dear Student
I take pleasure in welcoming you to the module, Introduction to Social Welfare and Social Work
(BSW1501). I trust that you will find the module informative. As part of this tutorial letter, we wish to
inform you that Unisa has implemented a transformation charter based on five pillars and eight
dimensions. In response to this charter, we have also placed curriculum transformation high on the
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agenda. For your information, curriculum transformation includes the following pillars: student-
centred scholarship, the pedagogical renewal of teaching and assessment practices, the scholarship
of teaching and learning, and the infusion of African epistemologies and philosophies. These pillars
and their principles will be integrated at both the programme and module levels, as a phased-in
approach. You will notice the implementation thereof in your modules, and we encourage you to fully
embrace these changes during your studies at Unisa. I wish you an enjoyable and rewarding year of
study.
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this module (BSW1501 – Introduction to Social Welfare and Social Work) is to help
you to obtain knowledge of social welfare, social welfare policy and social work in South Africa from
a developmental approach. The module will provide an overview of the meaning, purpose and
functions of social welfare and social work. It will further introduce you to the historical development
of social welfare and social work; the developmental approaches in the South African welfare context;
the role of policy in the social welfare structure; the relevance of codes of ethics and practice
standards that guide social work practitioners and the human rights and the judicial system in South
Africa.
When you registered, you received an inventory letter containing information about your tutorial
matter. Also refer to the brochure entitled Study @ Unisa, which you received with your tutorial matter.
Unisa’s Department of Despatch should supply you with the following tutorial matter for this module:
Only study guide for BSW1501 – the theoretical contents of the module
Tutorial Letter 101 – provides information on the curriculum, study material and
assignments
SCKALLK/302 – contains information on database access, technical requirements and
reference techniques
Should the need arise you will receive further tutorial letters in the course of the
semester.
NOTE: Some tutorial matter might not have been available when you registered, in which case
it will be posted to you as soon as possible. However, it is also available on myUnisa under
the Official Study Materials option.
It is extremely important that you register on myUnisa, because this is the medium through which I
will communicate with you throughout the course of the module. As the need arises, I may
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