SHN4043 - Developing Values and Principles in Health and Social Care Practice

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:

The module will cover core values and principles required for you to deliver safe, high quality and compassionate care to individuals, families and communities including accountability, duty of care, codes of conduct, safeguarding, ethical practice, social justice, personalised care and professional identity. You will examine the skills required for professional practice including reflective practice, effective communication, supporting equality and diversity, quality assurance, team and multi-agency working. The influence of policy and legal frameworks on social welfare and contemporary service delivery will be introduced. You will be expected, as part of your professional development on this module, to complete the knowledge competences of the fifteen Standards of the Care Certificate during the module. Students are encouraged to explore how they develop relevant competencies on work placement during the Professional Development Block at the end of Semester 2 which forms part of this module.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: Full Cohort

Seminars
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: Max 20

Professional Challenge Project or Work Placement
Hours: Professional Challenge Project (PCP) – 20 (minimum) or Work Placement (WP) – 50 hours (minimum)
Intended Group Size: Full Cohort

NB: If you wish to achieve the full Care Certificate Award, you will need to do a work placement in an adult health or social care setting for the skills competences to be assessed and passed by your workplace mentor.

Guided independent study
Hours: 230 for PCP and 200 for WP

Further details relating to assessment
Post session activities submitted through Moodle will facilitate ongoing formative assessment opportunities via lecturer or peer feedback, these may include responses to case studies, quizzes, forum posts or blogs and self-assessment. One draft opportunity will be provided for each assessment with feedback provided at least one week prior to summative submission. Case Study: You will select one member of the family from the extended case study and explain how the application of one principle and value of practice covered in the module will support the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate care. Professional Challenge Project or Placement: This module will culminate in a two-week Professional Challenge Project or a two-week work placement. Students will have the chance to opt which path they want to take during the course of the module. Guidance regarding the options will be included in the Module Handbook and supported by briefings at the beginning of Semester 2. A pass in the Professional Challenge Project will be achieved through participation in key tasks throughout the project. A pass in the work placement will be based on employer feedback. Please note that Enhanced DBS is required for placement.

Placement/Professional Challenge Project is a must pass component in order to pass the module overall.

It is a University requirement that students must pass the Professional Challenge Project or Placement.

Reflective Statement: During your Professional Challenge Project or Placement you will complete a reflective statement outlining your learning from the project/placement.

The assessments will allow you to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of values and principles of professional practice in the health and social care sector.

Assessment:

001 Case study; 1;500 words or equivalent; mid semester 2 50%
002 Professional challenge project or placement; 20-50 hrs min; end of semester 2 professional development block %
003 Reflective statement; 1,500 words; end of semester 2 professional development block 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Faith Ikioda
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4S2

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