Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS20151 Developing professional practice 2 |
| Credits: 15 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Academic Year at City of Bristol College |
| Academic Year at Norton Radstock College |
| Academic Year at Swindon College |
| Assessment: CW 70%, OR 30% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take AS10143 |
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Aims: The aims of this unit are to ensure that students:
* Fully demonstrate their skills, knowledge and understanding of youth work in practice in more than one situation * Learn a further range of techniques and tools that are useful in their practice * Continue to evaluate and reflect on their practice * Continue to develop good work habits. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit students will have: * Shown that they understand the importance of evaluation and reflection both theoretically and practically * Undertaken an effective piece of youth work practice in more than one situation and be able to reflect on and evaluate professionally how they have developed and changed over the previous year * Understood a further range of techniques and tools and used them in practice * Worked with young people to develop effective youth work * Shown that they have continue to develop good 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, planning * 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 extending the skills gained in Developing Professional Practice 1 and includes: * Evaluation of practice * Reflective practice * Effective youth work * Report writing * Techniques and tools * Involving young people * Youth work democracy * Self management and professional working habits * Theories of youth work and their application to practice. |