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LAW-40033 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 27 April 2024

LAW-40033 - The emergence of adult safeguarding
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module examines the rise of the phenomenon of 'adult abuse' and the attempts to understand its cause and effect, and to define and measure the phenomenon. Students have the opportunity to apply methodologies from different disciplines and an attempt to understand the idea of safeguarding. Central concepts to the understanding of adults safeguarding are explored from legal, practice and ethical perspectives, including, autonomy, empowerment, vulnerability and protection.

Aims
To introduce students to the emergence of adult safeguarding as a social phenomenon and to gain understanding of relevant research literature. The module will provide a broad and firm foundation for advanced study on the topic of safeguarding.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate systematic knowledge of the historical emergence of adult safeguarding in the UK and internationally: 1
Engage creatively with theoretical models including social problem construction to adult safeguarding: 1
Critically evaluate various definitions of adult abuse: 1
Demonstrate creative engagement with relevant value frameworks, diversity and anti discriminatory practice to adult safeguarding: 1
Introduce, apply and critique relevant literature at the forefront of the academic discipline: 1
Conduct independent research to locate information in a library and through electronic means: 1
Demonstrate critical awareness of the conceptual issues underpinning notions of safeguarding: 1

Study hours

18 hours seminar contact
2 hours staff student consultation
20 hours student consultation
90 hours preparation
170 hours research / writing = 300 hours in total

School Rules

This module is an elective for other MA programmes in the School of Law e.g. MA: Child Care Law and Practice.

Description of Module Assessment

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Last Updated: 27 April 2024