Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 10 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Academic Year at Wiltshire College (Trowbridge Campus) |
| Assessment:
| CW 50%, EX 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: The aims of this module are: * to explore the relevance of sociological concepts and methods of enquiry to social work. * to equip students with the skills to move beyond their personal interpretations of the world and to consider the social influences which shape their lives and those of service users. * to examine the creation and use of knowledge based on social research. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the module students will be able to: * Demonstrate their understanding of theories and methods about working with the main groups of people using services (knowledge indicator 4d) * Critically appraise theories of organisations, group behaviour & organisational change (knowledge indicator 4h) * Understand why people use social work & social care services (knowledge indicator 2d) * Work sensitively when dealing with issues of diversity (Key Role 6 Unit 19 Element 19.1 d) * Understand and make use of strategies to challenge discrimination, disadvantage and other forms of inequality and injustice (knowledge indicator 3 f) * Be aware of principles about balancing the rights of individuals, families, carers, groups & communities with the interests of society and the requirements of practice (knowledge indicator 4e) * Be aware of approaches to evidence & knowledge-based practice (knowledge indicator 4g). Skills: Skills in utilising research and evaluating methodologies; critical appraisal skills; communication skills; skills in critically analysing and evaluating sociological concepts, arguments, research and theories and their application to social work. Skills in analysing individual experience through social explanations. Content: Deconstruction of everyday concepts; sociological perspectives; crime, deviance and social control; family; gender & sexuality; race & ethnicity; health & medicine; mental health; disability. The concepts of discrimination, oppression and diversity and their relevance for social work practice; the notion of knowledge and evidence-based practice and its importance to ethical practice; research methodologies & critical appraisal skills. |
| Programme availability: |
AS10344 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Learning Partnerships
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