CYP7053 - Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) in Practice

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate critical awareness of the key factors of risk and vulnerability within the family.
Engage critically with the safeguarding issues for CYP with mental health issues in a contemporary context, including vulnerability to abuse and exploitation.
Identify and evaluate key practice skills (including the need for professional supervision) in assessing and intervening where children are in need or at risk of significant harm.
Demonstrate critical awareness of protective factors and the importance of resilience for CYP and their families.

Content:

This module will focus on the safeguarding needs of CYP who have SEMH needs including the impact of SEN, vulnerable families, child sexual or economic exploitation. There will also be an opportunity to investigate the impact on aCYP with mental health needs and the types of support strategies which are effective. The practice of safeguarding within a setting will be examined and best practice methods evaluated.

Learning and Teaching Information:

There will be a mix of lead lectures, visiting speakers, and problem-based case work and workshop sessions to secure the learning outcomes. These methods will take account of the teaching and assessment strategy of the University. They will be supported by students being able to take individual tutorial support as and when it is needed.

There will be a focus of active collaborative groupwork, enquiry-based learning and problem-based learning linked to case study development.

Lead lectures, visiting speakers
Hours: 30
Intended Group Size: Whole cohort

Workshops
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: 8-10

Tutorials
Hours: 4
Intended Group Size: 4

Guided independent study
Hours: 256

Further details relating to assessment
The assessment will directly relate to professional practice or a chosen setting.

There will be a high level of personalisation in terms of negotiated tasks within both parts of the assessment.

Throughout, students will adhere to academic convention and show evidence of reading and critical evaluation of sources and debates within social emotional and mental health discipline.

Assessment:

001 Case study 1; 3,000 word equiv.; mid-semester 2 50%
002 Case study 2; 3,000 word equiv.; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Duncan Martin
Level - 7
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7PGS2

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