Postgraduate Course: Handling Child Protection Issues with Confidence (CNST11077)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
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 | Counselling Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This 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)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/05/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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 |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Seamus Prior
Tel: (0131 6)51 6599
Email: Seamus.Prior@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sue Larsen
Tel: (0131 6)51 6671
Email: Sue.Larsen@ed.ac.uk |
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