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.

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 - Elizabeth Nassem
Level - 7
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7T3

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