Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
AS10148: Legal and cultural context |
 Credits: |
5 |
| Level: |
Certificate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 2 at City of Bristol College | |
| Semester 2 at Swindon College |
| Assessment: |
EX 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites: |
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| Description: | Aims: The aims of this unit are to ensure that students: * Consider the implications of the legal framework for youth work within the wider social context, with particular reference to youth justice; * Understand the role of social policy in regard to youth work and are aware of and can apply key theoretical perspectives and concepts; * Understand key theories of social policy from 1945 and show how they relate to youth work; * Fully comprehend the child protection legislation and know how to safeguard the interests of children and young people; * Are introduced to key aspects of health and safety legislation; * Understand how social issues and concerns give rise to legislation and how to be able to influence those changes. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit students will have: * Explored the concepts of 'culture' and cultural analysis and discussed the various definitions of culture from economic, political and social viewpoints and used these theoretical concepts to explain and understand the relation between state, society and culture; * Developed an understanding of social policy theory, be able to apply it to their understanding of youth work and be able to analyse the situations they work in theoretically; * Developed an understanding of how societal pressures lead to social legislation and how to influence that process; * Understood and be able to apply current and future changes to legislation in relation to youth work; * Demonstrate the impact on Youth work of child protection, safeguarding of children's interests, health and safety, the legal basis of youth work and education including Every Child Matters; * An understanding of the justice system and the young person. Skills: During the unit students will gain the following skills: * Intellectual (taught and assessed) - concept of culture; relationship between state, society and culture, social policy theory and practice, nature of cultural analysis, cultural analyses, legislative process and influences upon it, legal basis of child protection as well as youth work and health and safety; * Professional (facilitated, taught and assessed) - how legislative and governmental changes influence practice, management of those changes, safeguarding of the interests of children and young people; * Practical (facilitated) - influencing legislature; * Key Skills (facilitated - assessed through other units) - the skills in this unit will assist students in the demonstration of competence in the common core modules and work undertaken in this module will be expected to contribute to their portfolios in those units. Content: The syllabus for this unit concentrates on: * Legal basis of youth work; * The youth justice system; * Application of the concept of culture and the nature of cultural analysis; * Social policy theory, usage, analysis and key concepts. * Relationship between state, society and culture and the effect of labelling on young people Key areas of social policy including juvenile crime and justice, youth unemployment and the 'broken transition' debate, informal education, provision for young women and youth social workHow cultural and societal demands and changes affect legislation and that legislation influences cultural changes * Child protection legislation and its application and the safeguarding of the interests of children and young people (including Every Child Matters); * Health and safety legislation and its application; * How legislative and governmental changes influence practice and the ability to manage those changes. |