Module Title
Adversity and Resilience 2 (Working with Children)
Keywords
Trauma, Abuse, Adversity, Therapeutic relationships, Resilience, Personal and Professional Development |
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Prerequisites for Module
Satisfactory completion of all Stage 2 modules or equivalent.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To enable students to understand the rationale for therapeutic interventions and to be able to select appropriate interventions with children. To develop the knowledge and skills required to develop a relationship based intervention with children and young people. To develop personal and professional awareness around development of the social pedagogical role.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Appraise the rationales and theoretical frameworks for therapeutic work in the context of abuse and associated trauma with children.
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Assess therapeutic needs and techniques and strategies to draw on strengths, aid recovery and develop resilience in children.
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Evidence awareness of the dynamics of relational work and management of the personal and professional impact of working with abuse and trauma.
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Indicative Module Content
Theoretical basis of creative therapeutic approaches. Communication. Working with the short and long term impact of adversity. Assessment of needs and strengths. Creative therapeutic approaches. Therapeutic relationships with children. Safe care. Health and wellbeing. Professional and personal competencies. Reflective pedagogical practitioners.
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Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Distance Learning | Lectures and Tutorials
| 20 |
Directed Study
| | ODL Materials
| 90 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 40 |
Mode of Delivery
This module is based on directed and private study supplemented by lectures, seminars and tutorials. Introductory lectures are linked to course materials.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3
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All learning outcomes will be assessed by an essay.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | MUSIC, G., 2011. Nurturing Natures: Attachment and Children’s Emotional, Sociocultural and Brain Development. Hove: Psychology Press.
| | 2. | PETRIE, P., 2011. Communication Skills for Working with Children and Young People: Introducing Social Pedagogy. London: Jessica Kingsley.
| | 3. | PETRIE, P., BODDY, J., CAMERON, C., HEPHINSTALL, S., MCQUAIL, S., SIMON, A. and WIGFALL, V., 2005. Pedagogy: A holistic, personal approach to work with children and young people across services. London: Thomas Coram Research Unit.
| | 4. | UNGAR, M., 2005. Ed. Handbook for Working with Children and Youth: Pathways towards Resilience Across Cultures and Contexts.
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