• Please identify an Ethical Principal that you particularly relate to and why. (Respect for Persons , Social Justice
and Professional Integrity.)
Want to learn more?
Have a look at the Centrecare Catholic Country SA Website https://www.cccsa.org.au/
Did you know that Centrecare offer financial wellbeing programs – as a social worker these can be really helpful to
individuals that are struggling https://www.cccsa.org.au/services/financial-support/
Foster care is another important service offered by Centrecare Catholic Country SA https://www.cccsa.org.au/wpcontent/uploads/2016/07/Fostering-Hope-Booklet-v1.pdf
Module 7
This week we are going to:
•Explore reactions to the inevitable conflicts of organisational life – Identify individual and organisational
assumptions.
•Discuss how to manage or resolve workplace conflicts
•To articulate the challenges of engaging with change,
•change is mainly possible and positive,
•recognising the individual reactions and organisational culture that affects change.
•Identify types of change
•when to support
•when to resist proposed changes
•Understand strategies for seeking and advocating change.
Weekly learning outcomes:
Learning activities
This week you need to:
Read
Gardiner, F (2016). Working with Human Service Organisations (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. – Chapter 6
Managing the Inevitable Conflicts and Changes of Organisational Life.
Raines, S. (2013). Conflict Management for Managers. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. – Chapter 1 Manager Know
Thyself.
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SOAD8021 – Week 7 lecture notes 688.8KB PDF document
Social Worker Interview Series
WATCH THIS INTERVIEW PRIOR TO ATTENDING YOUR TUTORIAL.
Sonia Daniel – Department of Child Protection
This is the seventh interview of 12 interviews in our Social Worker Interview Series.
These interviews form a significant component of this topic and engagement with these interviews will form a
majority of your assessment.
Social Worker Interview Series – Sonia Daniel- Department of Child Protection  
  8:26 / 43:36 1x  
This week you need to:
Prepare for your tutorial
For the Tutorial activity we will be using the AASW Practice Standards 2013 as the new practice standards are
still in draft https://www.aasw.asn.au/document/item/4551
You can read the Draft AASW Practice Standards here https://www.aasw.asn.au/practitioner-resources/practicestandards
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Watch the Social Worker Interview with Sonia Daniel – Department of Child Protection
Prepare for your tutorial
For the Tutorial activity we will be using the AASW Practice Standards 2013 as the new practice standards are
still in draft https://www.aasw.asn.au/document/item/4551
You can read the Draft AASW Practice Standards here https://www.aasw.asn.au/practitioner-resources/practicestandards
Watch the Social Worker Interview with Sonia Daniel – Department of Child Protection
SOAD8021 Week 7 tutorial notes 256.5KB PDF document
AASW Practice Standards 504.2KB PDF document
Online Student – Discussion Board Forum 13 unread posts
Due: Monday, 1 May 2023, 5:00 PM
This is a discussion board, where you are able to post your response to the tutorial activity and also comment on one
other student’s post.
Each week watch the lecture and the social worker interview for that week.
Post your reflection based on the tutorial activity and the another student’s post. Please ensure that you use
respectful language, completing learning activities in a timely manner and maintain confidentiality
Social Worker Interview – Sonia Daniels Department of Child Protection
• Pre-watch the week’s social worker interview.
• What did you think of the type of organisation that Sonia works in? Are you interested in this type of social
work? Please discuss.
• Are you able to relate any of the material about Conflict in Sonia’s interview?
• Choose one of the eight AASW Practice Standards 2013 to relate to Sonia’s
interview. https://www.aasw.asn.au/document/item/4551
(Approximately 200 words)
Want to learn more?
Have a look at the Department of Child Protection website https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/
Look at the SA Department of Human Services Family Growing Together program (here)
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