Working with Children and Young People Reflecting upon current practice

Overview

Level 6 Modules aims:

• Enhance the practitioner’s reflective skills.
• Promote the development of critical analysis in relation to working practices in relation to children and/or young people.
• Enable the practitioner to explore the impact of innovations in child health care on their professional practice.

Level 7 Module aims:

• To enable the student to formulate a coherent argument based on a critical reflection of their approach to a specific aspect of their practice with children or young people.
• To critically analyse the nature of current policies, both legislative and professional, which inform and underpin health and social care with children and young people.
• To enable the student to identify high quality and effective solutions to improve their area of practice.
• To enable the student to develop cultural literacy, in order to enhance their working practice

Content and Modules

• Exploration of reflective practice
• Theories of reflection
• Critical incident analysis
• Reflective writing
• Effective learning from reflection
• Current developments in working with children and young people
• Ethical issues arising from practice

Further Information

How will I be assessed?

• Level 6 module: A 3,000 word essay
• Level 7 module: A 4,000 word essay

Location of study: UCS Ipswich

Dates of attendance:

12/09/12

26/09/12

10/10/12

24/10/12

14/11/12

28/11/12

 

Should you require any further information about this module please contact the Course Leader/Module Leader:

Karen Hayward

T: 01473 338511

E: k.haywarducs.ac.uk|