ICE7043 - Supporting Social Development and Emotional Wellbeing in Children, Young People and Families

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate a systematic understanding of knowledge and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by the forefront of knowledge in the area of professional practice in family support.
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship.
Demonstrate a conceptual understanding that enables them to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline and to apply this to practice.

Content:

• Explore the concept of ‘attachment’ and ‘bonding’, including disorganised attachments, taking into account a range of socio-historical and multi-cultural and international perspectives. • Critically review a range of theories of children’s social development from a variety of cultural perspectives.
• Consider potential impacts of adverse life events and circumstances on children’s emotional and social development, critically analysing a range of practical and therapeutic responses to such situations.
• Analyse the impact of transition upon the lives of children, young people and their families, critically considering a range of relevant support services.
• Critically examine anti-oppressive practice in services for ‘troubled’ children, young people and families, why it is needed and how it is put into practice, with critical evaluation of examples drawn from students’ ongoing practice.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will cover the following topics:

• Social and emotional development, attunement and mis-attunement and their developmental consequences;
• Critical review of theories that have attempted to explain this area of emotional development in human beings;
• Nurturing social and emotional wellbeing in children, young people and families;
• Critical consideration of services which might be offered to families in times of transition and/or crisis in the context of anti-oppressive practice.

Learning and teaching are based on a range of methods including short lectures, e-working and tutorials (both small group and individual to embed learning). Emphasis is placed on teamwork, group discussions, small group and paired working.

Lectures, workshops/seminars
Hours: 30
Intrended Group size: Cohort

e learning, individual and small group tutorials
Hours: 10
Intended Group size: 5-10

Guided independent study
Hours: 260

Assessment:

001 Poster; 1,000 word equiv.; mid-term 3 20%
002 Literature review; 5,000 words; end of term 3 80%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Katy Collins
Level - 7
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7T3

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