CYP4025 - Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing

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:

This module will require familiarity with the current Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and the importance of health and safety in early years’ environments. The care of children from diverse backgrounds and their mental health and wellbeing will be addressed throughout the module. Studies will include the following:

- Welfare requirements/ratios;
- Creating enabling environments to support health, hygiene, wellbeing and development;
- Development of policies;
- Childcare routines e.g. feeding, sleep, bathroom and nappy changing procedures;
- Risk Assessments;
- Importance of record keeping;
- Ethical practice;
- Cultural values; and,
- Family and parent focused practices which support confidence.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Formal scheduled teaching and learning activities. This module will be taught using a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials, some of which will be student-led. Formative assessment by self and peers will be integrated into the sessions.
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: 45

Guided independent study Students will be expected to prepare for the sessions by reading set texts and completion of tasks set in class or via the VLE and will be expected to take part in a wide range of learning activities.Students may be required to prepare and present brief presentations as the basis for discussion in seminars or workshops.
Hours: 125

Further details relating to assessment
The Module Handbook will reflect changing policies and legislation and provide further details regarding the assessment. As this is a Level 4 module, this will provide the first stages of transitional pedagogy by allowing clearer links to the PSRB competencies to be seen. You will need to evidence understanding and examples of children‘s health and wellbeing. By completing the Advocacy Campaign, you will be able to evidence this within your portfolio, allowing greater links between theory and practice.

Formative and Early assessment will take place early to mid-semester to help unpack the assessment details for the first assignment as well as guide and inform student preparation in line with the University grading system.

The topic for the Health Advocacy Campaign can be negotiated by the student with the tutor. Support will be offered using materials to create an artifact with a rationale.

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Amanda Jefferson
Level - 4
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered -

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