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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Social Work with Children and Families | |||
| Reference | SS3011 | Version | 8 |
| Created | April 2020 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | June 2002 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | July 2020 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide knowledge and understanding of practice issues in the range of social work activity with children, young people and families. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Identify and analyse current childcare legislation and policy framework. |
| 2 | Identify and analyse the role of social work in the provision of child welfare and family support services |
| 3 | Appraise the challenges of inter professional practice in social work with children and families. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Prevention and support services for children and families. Supporting Families. Child care/child protection law. Adoption, Fostering, Residential Care. The role of the State in family life. The Children's Hearing System. The Investigation of abuse. Child Protection Case Conferences. Multi-agency working. Working with the effects of abuse. The Criminal Justice dimension of child protection. Through Care Provision, Youth Justice, Assessment of Children's Needs, Risk Assessment in Child Protection, Parental Substance Misuse and the Impact on Children. Reflects the knowledge, skills and professional confidence and competence requirements around engagement with public protection. The module is delivered and underpinned by a commitment to core social work values of respect, individualisation, empowerment, anti discriminatory and anti oppressive principles. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| Full Time A combination of lectures, workshops and experiential underpinned by student centred learning. Supported by multimedia resources. Distance Learning A combination of lectures and workshops, independent private study using prepared materials, reinforced by tutorial contact. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 48 | 14 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 102 | 136 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| 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 |
| Description: | Essay | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| This module has one component with a 100% weighting. All learning outcomes are assessed by an essay. | |
| 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 | For Full Time students: satisfactory completion of Stage 2. For DL students: satisfactory completion of Stage 2. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hothersall, S., 2014. Social Work with Children, Young People and Families in Scotland, 3rd Edition. London: Sage. |
| 2 | Ferguson H., 2011.Child Protection Practice, Basingstoke: Palgrave - McMillan. |
| 3 | Rogowski, S., 2016. Social work with children and families: reflections of a critical practitioner. Abington: Routledge. |