CYP7013 - Individual Intervention Strategies in Practice

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills of a range of interventions to meet the needs of children and young people to support positive mental health and also formulate responses to working with children and young people with SEMH needs.
Critically evaluate theory and practice related to interventions with children and young people with SEMH needs.
Relate theory with practice when creating plans to assess, identify, intervene and review children and young people with SEMH needs.
Critically justify choices and working methods from a range of interventions when undertaking reflective practice in meeting the needs of children and young people with SEMH needs.

Content:

This module will focus on developing your own practice with children and young people using evidence-based intervention strategies in SEMH. These will include using motivational interviewing, group work and mentoring techniques, cognitive behaviour strategies, stress management, anxiety reduction, mindfulness, art-based interventions and other therapeutic style practice.

In this module, students will develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of a range of interventions including direct work with children and young people. Reflective practice skills will be developed in teaching sessions linked to the interventions being studied. A particular focus will be an examination of the evidence base for various types of programmes and the limitations of this in research studies. A second focus will be the limitations and facilitators of the implementation of such interventions. A key approach will be psychologically informed practice when working with vulnerable and at-risk children and young people.

In this module, students will develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of a range of therapeutic interventions including direct work with children and families including any issues linked to safeguarding.

Students will study a range of intervention strategies and associated theoretical approaches. They will have the opportunity to make clear links between theory and practice, with reference to research from national and international perspectives. Students will be expected to further develop and demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to critically reflect on their own practice through the use of scenarios for group discussion and also from work-based examples. These strategies will prepare students for future employability and working in various fields which employ these strategies.

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 group work, 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; 3,000 word equiv.; mid-semester 2 50%
002 Negotiated task; 3,000 word equiv.; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Hannah Woods
Level - 7
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7PGYL

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