Social Work And Social Care

No course description available. Module code = SWK305_A (S1)

The aims of this module are:

·        To introduce students to the ‘Grand theories’ of physiological and psychological development.

·        To explore the social & psychological development of children and adults throughout the lifespan.

·        To explore difficulties in physiological, psychological and social development.

·        To consider cultural and gender perspectives in relation to development.

·        To explore the effects of social problems on development and socialisation.

·        To introduce developmental perspectives on Mental Health and Mental Illness.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the module students will be able to demonstrate:

1.   Knowledge of the physical development of young children, and its relevance to Social Work.

2.   To understand the concept of Identity.

3.   An understanding of the developmental and social needs of children and adults.

4.   Their understanding of developmental difficulties from social, psychological and medical perspectives.

5.   An understanding of the interrelationship of social problems and developmental difficulties.

6.   Understanding the significance of life cycle events for the individual and family.

Indicative Curriculum content:

The module starts with the assumption that the student may have little knowledge of human development, and introduces him / her to the basic theories and concepts underpinning development and socialisation through the life span. It will draw on psychological theories of development as well as relevant aspects of social psychology and sociology. The module will examine some more specific developmental issues in more depth, for example bereavement and loss. There will be an emphasis on an ecological approach to development and socialisation. Where appropriate reference will be made to cultural issues from an international perspective.

Learning Strategy:

Over the course of the module, a variety of learning and teaching opportunities will be employed. There will be formal lectures including small group exercises, however most of the delivery will be in seminar groups which will provide the opportunity to explore the topics in more discursive fashion. Links with social work practice will be made.  Use will be made of video taped materials.

Lectures:

The group will be split into two, most lectures will be repeated once to each group, although there will be some where the groups are combined.

Lectures will be on Tuesday mornings from 9.30am to 12.00pm unless indicated otherwise. If you have done some preparatory reading before the lecture, you will be able to follow the lecturer far more easily and be able to distinguish between material in the reading (on which there is no need to take additional notes) and new information. You don’t need to write everything down in a lecture, but try and work with key words, phrases and ideas. Jot down questions that occur to you during lectures and record personal insights or related thoughts as this encourages critical and reflective thinking. Use some system to highlight points of importance (colour coding etc) and try and go over your lecture notes the same day as the lecture to consolidate your learning. It is very easy to put your notes neatly away only to find when you refer to them for an essay or an assignment that you don’t properly understand them.

Attendance & Commitment

It is expected that students will attend all lectures. The topics covered are sometimes necessarily complex and it will be necessary for students to recognise the formal input is only a starting point, and that further reading round the subject is essential. It is important that ground rules for behaviour developed in the induction week are adhered to in the course of the module.

No course description available. Module code = SWK202_A (S1)

No course description available. Module code = SWK205_A (S2)