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SWK-40097 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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

SWK-40097 - Social Work Practice with Children, Young People, Families and Carers
Coordinator:
Lecture Time:
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

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


Aims
The module will introduce students to the circumstances of children and families as service users and the social work role in service delivery. Building on the introductory safeguarding law delivered in Law and Safeguarding, this module will develop students¿ understanding of the legal and policy framework within which practice with children and families takes place, with an emphasis on child-centred practice. Legal, empirical and practice issues relating to the categories of abuse and harm will be critically discussed.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/swk-40097/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically examine the legal and policy context in which social work with children and families with complex needs takes place: 1
demonstrate a critical understanding of child-centred practice: 1
critically examine the circumstances and experiences of children and families as service users, and the role of social workers in service delivery: 1
critically analyse risk, professional decision-making and accountability, including assessment, monitoring and review, in social work practice with children and families: 1
demonstrate an ability to critically reflect upon the aims and nature of inter-agency and partnership working: 1

Study hours

Active learning hours are as follows:
Insitu :
Lectures: 20 hours
Workshops: 10 hours
Remote, asynchronous:
Engagement with specified resources: 10 hours
Independent, asynchronous, study hours are as follows:
Directed reading in preparation for lectures and workshops: 20 hours
Preparation for assessments: 90 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

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: 25 April 2024