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Postgraduate Course: Handling Child Protection Issues with Confidence (CNST11077)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaCounselling Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course provides an advanced examination of child protection issues and challenges which face4 counsellors / therapists and other professionals in the course of their work. Students will develop their theoretical understanding of child protection as well as increasing confidence in handling child protection issues which may arise. There will be sustained focus throughout the course on developing skills in working with children, families and other professionals in relation to child protection matters.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/05/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. an advanced theoretical understanding of the effects of child abuse and neglect on child development and different areas of children's social lives
2. the capacity to identify and respond to disclosures of child abuse and neglect according to child protection procedures within the Scottish legal framework.

developed confidence in handling child protection issues with an increased knowledge about the impact on the child / children and themselves as practitioners when disclosures are made.
3. the capacity to consider cultural diversity in relation to the perception of and interventions in cases of child abuse and neglect
4. the capacity to identify, analyse and evaluate the distinctive features of listening to children in cases of abuse and neglect and to prioritise their best interests.
5. the capacity to work effectively with other professionals when a disclosure is made and when child protection procedures / concerns are ongoing.
Assessment Information
A 4,000 word assignment analysing a key theme of child protection in relation to when a disclosure is made, referring to relevant child protection legal frameworks, rights of the child and cultural and social contexts.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Seamus Prior
Tel: (0131 6)51 6599
Email: Seamus.Prior@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk
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