CYP4092 - Working with Families

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 Critically review policy and practice guidance related to children and families and how this translates into professional practice in working with children;
2 Evaluate effective and ineffective communication between professionals and families;
3 Begin to reflect on the experiences families may have in raising children, evaluating critical incidents and case studies from a range of perspectives;
4 Understand a range of theoretical approaches to direct work with families.

Content:

This module enables students to draw together information and experiences related to family circumstances. Students study issues relating to the roles of professionals in working with children and families, including how professionals are guided by legislation, practice guidance, ethical codes of practice and integrated working. Students will be expected to reflect critically on effective communication with families and how social context may influence interactions with families. This module will be informed by up-to-date research. Students will develop their understanding of the impacts and consequences of existing mutil-agency policy and practice in working with families.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will be taught using a mixture of lectures, seminars workshops and tutorials, some of which will be student-led. Students could be expected to prepare for the sessions by reading set texts and completion of tasks set in class or via the VLE and will be expected to take part in a wide range of learning activities.
Students may be required to prepare and present brief presentations as the basis for discussion in seminars or workshops.

Lectures, seminars and tutorials
Contact hours: 40

Additional assessment information
Students will peer-assess the poster presentation. This will contribute 10% of the marks. Examiners will contribute 40% of the marks.

Assessment:

001 Indivdual A3 poster presentation using ICT 1 x 2000 word equiv (mid module) 50%
002 Essay 1 x 2000 words (end of module) 50%


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