Assessment 1: Court Observation and Reflection

Marking criteria

HD

D

C

P

F

Critical social work responsive observation – 15 points

(Ability to identify court processes/protocols and apply social work frameworks to analyse the nuances of law and social work role)

• Demonstrate an extraordinary capacity to identify and articulate the basic principles and institutions of the legal system, and place social work within a legal context, demonstrating depth and complexity.
• Exhibit extensive knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
• Show an exceptional capacity to locate, compile, share, and critically analyse knowledge regarding legal subjects, systems, and issues in great depth.

• Demonstrate a clear and substantial understanding and capacity to identify and articulate the basic principles and institutions of the legal system, and place social work within a legal context
• Exhibit substantial knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
• Show proficient ability to locate, compile, share, and critically analyse

knowledge regarding legal subjects, systems, and issues in great depth

• Demonstrate a good understanding of the basic principles and institutions of the legal system
• Exhibit a good knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
• Shows a good capacity to locate, compile, distribute, and analyse information regarding legal topics, structures, and issues in some depth.

• Demonstrate basic understanding of the basic principles and institutions of the legal system
• Exhibit basic knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
• Shows basic capacity to locate, compile, distribute, and analyse information regarding legal topics, structures, and issues in some depth.

• A lack of an understanding of the basic principles and institutions of the legal system
• A lack of knowledge and understanding of court processes, and protocols and draw strong connections with social work by explaining the legal duties and obligations of social workers in practice.
• A lack of capacity to locate, compile, distribute, and analyse information regarding legal topics, structures, and issues in some depth.

Theoretical/Disciplinary knowledge and critical reflection – 15 points

Evidence of theoretical literature to support arguments, observations, and reflection,

• Advanced ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
• An outstanding demonstration of the application of social work frameworks
• Demonstrating strong academic writing skill
• An extensive evidence of critical reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

• Substantial ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
• Substantial demonstration of applying social work frameworks
• Demonstrating strong academic writing skill
• A good evidence of critical reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

• A good ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
• A good demonstration of applying social work frameworks
• Demonstrating strong academic writing skill
• An adequate evidence of critical reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

• Basic ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
• Basic demonstration of applying social work frameworks
• Demonstrating strong academic writing skill
• A basic evidence of critical reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

• No demonstrated ability to used evidence and appropriate literature to support arguments
• Substantial demonstration of applying social work frameworks
• Lack of strong academic writing skill
• No evidence of critical

reflection, analysis, and reasoning.