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SWK-20001 - Module Specification
School of Primary, Community and Social Care
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2021/22 Last Updated: 16 February 2022

SWK-20001 - Area of Practice (2): Working with Children and Families
Coordinator: Matthew J Clarke
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

This module provides underpinning knowledge to enable students to develop and apply their skills, knowledge and values in direct work with children and families. It will build on learning in year 1 (Level 4) and will enable students to develop a more critical understanding of the complexity of social work with children and families and inter-agency working.
This module meets the requirements set by the professional and regulatory bodies.

Aims
This module builds on the Level 4 module: Area of Practice (1): Working with Children and Families. It is designed to provide further underpinning knowledge of the experience and circumstances of children and families as service users and the service delivery context, to enable students to practice more effectively with this service user group. Specifically, students will further develop knowledge in relation to: Law; risk assessment; monitoring and review; working with children and families who have complex needs and interagency working. As at Level 4, a case-based learning approach will be adopted.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/swk-20001/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate an understanding and critically evaluate the circumstances and experience of children and families with complex needs: 2
understand and critically examine the concept of risk and the importance of assessing, monitoring and reviewing risk within an inter-professional and inter-agency context: 1
demonstrate a critical awareness of contemporary issues in relation to social work with children and families, informed by current social work research: 1
critically reflect on the impact of children and their families living in adverse circumstances: 1
understand and critically reflect on the legal context in which social work with children and families takes place: 2

Study hours

40 hours lectures, seminars and workshops
110 hours guided and independent study
150 hours assignment and seen case preparation


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 60%
Case analysis 3000 words
Write a 3,000 word analysis of the case study provided during the module. (Please note that students are required to pass both assessment 1 and 2).

2: Seen Case - Process weighted 40%
Seen case exercise (2,000 words)
A seen case exercise on the law in relation to working with children and families a in social work context. Students will be given a two week period from the release of the case to submission of the exercise. (Please note that students are required to pass both assessment 1 and 2).

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will 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: 16 February 2022