Professional Practice with Children & Young People

This module will provide learning opportunities and development for you to acquire knowledge in practice and policy which safeguards children. You will acquire the tools to understand safeguarding children with diverse needs including those arising from domestic violence, disability and minority ethnic perspectives.

This module aims to encourage those working, or planning to work, with children to develop critical perspectives on childhood. The module will consider dominant theoretical positions about childhood and critically explore how such perspectives impact on the way children are treated in our society, including the extent to which their rights are supported.

This module aims to develop your understanding of the process of conducting social research, and the particular issues that arise from doing research with children. It prepares you to undertake a research/evaluation project.

You'll strengthen the connections between theory and practice, and develop your ability to critically analyse practice settings relating to children, families and young people. You'll be able to analyse existing practices, explore evidence-based to alternatives, and propose ways of transforming practice to improve the experiences of children and young people.

This module provides you with the opportunity to conduct research/evaluate an intervention related to practice with children and young people.

This module aims to give you a critical understanding of the part law plays in interpreting childhoods and constructing appropriate roles for children. You will study key legislation and policy initiatives both in the UK and internationally.

Designed for newly qualified social workers, this module will allow you to consolidate your social work knowledge, skills and values in your specialist area of practice. You'll critically reflect on and review your development to facilitate enhanced performance and service delivery.