SHN5145 - Multi-Agency Working

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 builds on previous study at Level 4 and introduces concepts of leadership to understanding the multi-professional integrated workforce. You will explore the challenges and constraints around multi-agency working and appraise the benefits to service users in the context of cultural differences, ethical approaches, and social justice in the context of integrated services. You will develop an understanding of how professionals within education, health care, criminal justice, social care, and other sectors, work together for the benefit of families, children and vulnerable adults.

Up to date policy, legislation and current regulatory frameworks will be a central theme to this module.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Formal Scheduled Teaching & Learning Activities (Lectures/Seminars/Workshops/Tutorials)
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: 80/Full Cohort

Guided independent study
Hours: 125

Further Details Relating to Assessment
The assignment task is to write a literature review focusing on the role of multiagency working in supporting issues around topics explored in the module. The literature review should include among other things, a discussion of the search strategy for locating a relevant evidence base for how multi-agency working approaches have been used to support service users in an area of practice, identifying key themes around the progress and challenges that multi-agency approaches present for this area of practice and some interpretation of what these broad themes mean for supporting service users identified in the area in focus.

Further details to be included in the Module Handbook.

Early and formative assessment by self and peers will be integrated into sessions to provide further guidance regarding the assignment details to inform student preparation in line with the university grading system.

Assessment:

001 Literature Review; 2000 word equiv; End of sem 1 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Sarah Flanagan
Level - 5
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S1

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