Postgraduate Course: Helping Troubled Children and Young People (EDUA11130)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course explores in both a theoretical and experiential way, the helping skills needed in working with children and young people of school age in distress or in difficulty. Course members will explore a range of methods of support, including counselling skills and groupwork. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course participants will have:
LO1 explored a range of methods of working with troubled children and young people;
LO2 contextualised these within an understanding of the concept of mental health, theories accounting for mental health problems and disturbing behaviour and models of intervention;
LO3 developed a framework of understanding, which emphasises the individual worth of children and young people however disturbing their behaviour;
LO4 explored and practised counselling and other helping skills in a variety of situations;
LO5 evaluated and reflected on group approaches related to their own professional context;
LO6 discussed relevant research findings and research methods used.
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Assessment Information
| The assignment will detail the planning, implementation and evaluation of an appropriate helping technique in the course member's own professional context. The account will be underpinned by reference to relevant research and literature and will conclude with a reflective analysis of the course member's own interpersonal skills and professional practice (5000 words). |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
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Course secretary |
Ms Lorraine Denholm
Tel: (0131 6)51 6433
Email: lorraine.denholm@ed.ac.uk |
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