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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR |
| Module Title |
| Law And Social Work |
| Reference |
SS2001 |
Version |
8 |
| Created |
February 2024 |
SCQF Level |
SCQF 8 |
| Approved |
June 2002 |
SCQF Points |
15 |
| Amended |
June 2024 |
ECTS Points |
7.5 |
| Aims of Module |
| To provide the student with the ability to understand the law relating to child protection, justice, mental health, community care and anti-discriminatory law. |
| Learning Outcomes for Module |
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: |
| 1 |
Show understanding of child protection law and its application. |
| 2 |
Show understanding of mental health, incapacity, adult support & protection, and community care law and its application. |
| 3 |
Show understanding of the law relating to justice and its application. |
| 4 |
Show understanding of equality legislation and its application. |
| Indicative Module Content |
| Child protection. Mental health. Community care. Adult Support & Protection and Incapacity. Justice. Anti-discriminatory law. Children's Hearings. Care and Protection of children. Education law. Criminal law and evidence. Equality Legislation.
Reflects the knowledge, skills and professional confidence and competence requirements around engagement with public protection. |
| Module Delivery |
| The primary mode of delivery will be lectures with the seminars acting as a forum for the development of higher cognitive skills through discussion of problems and case studies. In addition, students will be directed to study relevant literature. |
| Indicative Student Workload |
Full Time |
Part Time |
| Contact Hours |
48
|
N/A
|
| Non-Contact Hours |
102
|
N/A
|
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours |
N/A
|
N/A
|
| TOTAL |
150
|
N/A
|
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
|
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| ASSESSMENT PLAN |
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. |
| Component 1 |
| Type: |
Coursework |
Weighting: |
100% |
Outcomes Assessed: |
1, 2, 3, 4
|
| Description: |
Assessed by an essay. |
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR |
| Explanatory Text |
| To pass this module, students must obtain a minimum grade of D in Component 1.
|
| Module Grade |
Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A |
A
|
| B |
B
|
| C |
C
|
| D |
D
|
| E |
E
|
| F |
F
|
| NS |
Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements |
| Prerequisites for Module |
Satisfactory completion of Stage 1 modules or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module |
None. |
| Precluded Modules |
None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| 1 |
Guthrie, T., 2018. Social Work Law in Scotland, 4th ed. London: Bloomsbury. |
| 2 |
Gibbons-Wood, L. 2017. Social Work Law in Scotland, 3rd ed. Edinburgh: W. Green.
|
| 3 |
Patrick, H., 2014. Mental Health, Incapacity and the Law in Scotland, 2nd ed. Bloomsbury: London. |
| 4 |
Thomson, J. 2017. Family Law in Scotland. 7th ed. London: Bloomsbury. |