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PSY-40091 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

PSY-40091 - Childhood Relationships
Coordinator: Natalie Harrison
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733736

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

The focus of this module is to explore the issues related to key relationships in a child's life and how this may relate to children's social development. As well as highlighting the importance of these relationships you will learn about how psychological knowledge can be applied to support healthy relationships in children. Indicative content may include issues relating to children's relationships with caregivers, siblings, peers and teachers and also with imaginary friends or media personalities.

Aims
This module aims to increase students' understanding of children's social development and the importance of key relationships in a child's life. As well as studying theoretical perspectives, the module will highlight how research on children's relationships can be successfully conducted.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/psy-40091/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically discuss and evaluate research and practice surrounding children's relationships and social development: 1
apply knowledge from developmental research and theory to inform practices and approaches in applied settings: 1
investigate social developmental topics and issues in the light of literature and theory: 1
communicate ideas to an audience using visual and verbal presentation skills: 2

Study hours

Teaching sessions 22 hours
Asynchronous learning 10 hours
Reading, planning and writing critique 85 hours
Preparing for presentation 33 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 70%
Critique and synthesis
Students will be asked to write a 3000 word critique and synthesis regarding a particular aspect of children's relationships. They choose a topic guided and agreed by the tutor. The essay should include an overview of theory and a critical discussion of existing work.

2: Presentation weighted 30%
Presentation
Students will work individually to produce a 10 minute presentation (plus 5 mins for questions) which outlines an intervention relevant to children's relationships. The topic should be different to that covered in assessment 1. The presentation should include an introduction/rationale, a proposed method and a proposed evaluation plan. The presentations will be followed by questions and feedback on the proposed intervention from the audience.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024