CYP5033 - Violence in the Family: Addressing Needs and Risks

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

In this module, students will consider the impact that violence in the family has on the person experiencing it and also the impact on others living in the household including children and young people. Learners will explore and analyse different theories and responses to this social problem. Students will learn about family violence in the context of culture and ethnicity. They will also learn about the experience of violence across the life course, from babies to the elderly and the professional responses to addressing needs and risks. There will be the opportunity to make clear links between theory and practice in the national and international context.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Formal scheduled teaching and learning activities. Seminars , lectures and workshops, face to face and e-tutorials.
Hours: 50
Intended Group Size: 50

Guided independent study
Hours: 250

The portfolio submission will include a variety of information, for example, a diagram and an essay. The documentation included will reference relevant legislation, theory and experiences of domestic violence.

Further information will be provided in the Module Handbook.

Formative assessment by self and peers will be integrated into sessions. There will be opportunities to review the portfolio mid-semester.

Assessment:

001 Portfolio submission; 6,000 word equiv; end of semester 1 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Sarah Flanagan
Level - 5
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S1

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