Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS10143 Developing professional practice 1 |
| Credits: 10 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Academic Year at City of Bristol College |
| Academic Year at Norton Radstock College |
| Academic Year at Swindon College |
| Assessment: CW 70%, OR 30% |
| Requisites: |
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Aims: The aims of this unit are to ensure that students:
* Demonstrate a range of skills, knowledge and understanding of youth work in practice * Learn some techniques and tools that are useful in practice * Start to evaluate and reflect on their practice * Show that they know the importance of developing professional work habits. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit students will have: * Shown that they have started to understand the importance of evaluation and reflection both theoretically and practically * Undertaken an effective piece of youth work practice and be able to start to reflect on and evaluate professionally how they have developed and changed over the previous year * Understood some techniques and tools - including the use of modern technology in youth work - and used them in practice * Worked with young people to develop effective youth work * Shown that they have started to acquire professional working habits. Skills: During the unit students will gain the following skills: * Intellectual (taught) - evaluative and reflective techniques * Professional (facilitated, taught and assessed) - youth work techniques and tools, working habits, effective youth work, professional behaviour * Practical (facilitated) - use of modern technology, report writing, recording techniques * 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: * Evaluation of practice * Reflective practice * What is effective youth work * Techniques and tools * Report writing * Involving young people * Youth work democracy * Self management and good working habits. |