CYP7225 - Social Work with Children and Families

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 - Demonstrate critical awareness of the key factors associated with risk and vulnerability within the children and families context.
2 - Critically assess the needs of children and families from a social work perspective and evaluate issues that can arise between children’s rights and family dynamics.
3 - Evaluate a range of effective assessment and intervention strategies and services; demonstrate critical awareness in work with children and families.
4 - Be able to articulate key factors associated with risk and formulate an intervention strategy as part of a multi-agency context.

Content:

This module offers a wide-ranging and in-depth explorationof evidence-based models of assessment and interventions within contemporary social work practice with children and families.

You will develop an advanced understanding of the theoretical, knowledge-based approaches underpinning contemporary Social Work interventions. Utilising reflective, critical analysis skills, you will assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of undertaking interventions in partnership with service user groups, including children, young people and families, in order to achieve solution-focused goals such as: effecting positive change; maintaining stability, reducing risk factors; increasing safety and resilient factors; develop trauma informed resilience, developing independence; improving life chances, promoting mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

You will have opportunities to become knowledgeable and confident in a wide range of interventions including: Signs of Safety and Strengthening Families; Engaging hard to reach families; Family Group Conferences and holistic practice; Multi Agency Risk Assessment (MARAC); Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Harassment and Honour Based Violence Assessment Tool (DASH) ; Reflective Practice; Motivational Interviewing; Working with separated parents; Trauma informed practice, culturally-sensitive practice, Positive discipline and positive parenting; Parental Mental Health and Substance Misuse; Family Therapy and Systemic Practice.

Underpinning all these strategies and approaches is a commitment to continually seek to understand the perspective of people who experience social work interventions, to ensure effective, ethical and culturally aware approaches remain at the forefront of this work. A range of theoretical perspectives and frameworks ranging across psychological and sociological disciplines will be explored to provide you with essential tools to address individual and systemic challenges in practice. Integrating this theory in practice will enable student to undertake critical analysis and develop tailored interventions to support children and families. Consideration will be given to approaches to adults in the family might support them in their functioning, for example, counselling, task centred work and other behavioural approaches.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The teaching and learning methods for this module are underpinned by programme strategy that aligns with Leeds Trinity University Learning, Teaching and Academic Experience Strategy (LTAE 2022-2026) in that it aims to transform the way we work co-creatively with students, how we connect them and our learning and teaching with the outside world and societal issues and support all our learners on a personalised, values-based and career-led journey through their studies. You will be taught in a variety of methods including simulated practice, problem-based learning using case studies, reflective practice workshops, flipped classrooms; traditional lectures and participatory workshops. Additional online material such as discussions and online activities will be supported by a variety of media and resources, ranging from videos and selected textbooks and articles and placed on Moodle- Leeds Trinity University’s online learning platform.

The module will use a combination of learning and teaching methods using lectures, small group seminars and individual and group tutorials to support your academic and professional development. You will be expected to attend all scheduled sessions and prepare for these in advance by undertaking relevant research and background reading. Guest speakers will be used to develop an understanding of current social work practice. The practice of relational pedagogy and person-centred planning will be showcased by staff in their delivery style.

Formative assessment is employed in this module to support your learning, allowing you to demonstrate the breadth of knowledge and understanding across the programme and to reflect on feedback on your progress from your tutors and peers. Formative feedback takes a variety of forms such as reflective tasks and does not contribute to the final module mark. Further detail on the specific teaching and learning including how these have been developed in response to student feedback, can be found in the module handbook.

Lecture/Seminar
Hours: 20
Intended Group Size: 30

Guided independent study
Hours: 130

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - PRS_CODE=
Level - 7
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7PGS1W

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