Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Determine factors of risk and vulnerability within the family context.
Discuss the range of problems families face and a range of effective intervention strategies and services in own locality.
Evaluate the role of the state in protecting the vulnerable.
Interpret and discuss the conflict between individual rights and freedoms and collective responsibilities for families.

Content:

On this module, students will be given the opportunity to explore the range of problems that families can face while children are growing up. As each problem is explored within an ethical framework, current research and theory will be applied; students will be encouraged to compare political and media rhetoric with clear research findings around these issues.

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 and this will allow for peer and tutor formative assessment to take place.

Lectures, seminars and workshops
Hours: 27
Intended group size: Cohort

On-line support and small group tutorials
Hours: 1 (min)
Intended Group size: 6-10

Guided independent study
Hours: 172

Further details relating to assessment
Both the Service Audit and Information Booklet will contain underpinning theoretical and practice perspectives.
Further details for the Service Audit will be provided within the Module Handbook.