Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take SP20246 |
| Description:
| Aims: To enable students to develop their knowledge and skills so that they are better able to work with children and their families in a range of settings. This Unit builds on students' prior learning from personal and/or professional experience and from previous study, including Child Care Policy, Practice, Research & Law 1. Learning Outcomes: After completing the unit, students should have a knowledge and understanding of: * Significant policy developments in relation to children and child care services in England; * The key areas of legislation for statutory social work in relation to fostering, adoption, looked after children and youth justice and the roles and responsibilities of the social worker; * Methods of intervention with children and with adults. Students should also be prepared to: * Undertake work with individual children, families, carers and other professionals; * Assess needs and risks; * Plan and carry out a course of action in response to an assessment * Work effectively in a multi-professional environment. Skills: After completing the unit, students should have the INTELLECTUAL/KEY SKILLS to: * Reflect upon their own academic and professional performance and take responsibility for personal and professional learning and development (facilitated); * Develop critical, analytical problem-based learning skills and the transferable skills to prepare the student for graduate employment (facilitated and assessed); * Gather information, data, research and literature from a number of different sources (taught, facilitated and assessed) ; * Select appropriate and relevant information from a wide source and large body of knowledge (facilitated and assessed); * Synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding (facilitated and assessed); * Utilise problem solving skills (assessed); * Explore a variety of relationships and environments relevant to learning and practising within the context of the social work degree (facilitated and taught); * Study and learning skills (facilitated); * Revision and examination skills (facilitated and taught); Students should also have the PROFESSIONAL/PRACTICAL SKILLS to: * Synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding of child care practice (facilitated and assessed). * Develop a knowledge of legislative and policy frameworks and the effects on social care practice (taught, facilitated and assessed) * Critically evaluate and assess child care research and evidence as well as a variety of other information, such as child development and attachment theory, child care policy and guidance (taught, facilitated and assessed). * Use research evidence to inform their practice (facilitated and assessed) * Apply their learning to work with children and their families in a range of settings (facilitated and assessed). * Apply their knowledge of attachment theory, child development and theories of change in working with families to meet the needs of children (taught and assessed) * Work in partnership with children, parents, carers and other professionals, including those from different disciplines (taught and assessed) * Reflect upon their own academic and professional performance and take responsibility for personal and professional learning and development (facilitated). * Develop knowledge of the moral concepts of rights, responsibilities, freedom, authority and power and the influence on the relationship between justice, care and control in the delivery of social work services (facilitated). Content: Child observation, Child development, Attachment theory, Fostering, adoption, and looked after children, Scandals and public policy, Getting into practice - extended case study, Youth justice legislation, Court visit, Court room craft. |
| Programme availability: |
SP30248 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
SP30248 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
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