Postgraduate Course: Parenting Wellbeing, Parenting and Family Structures (CLPS11100)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding around parent mental health and wellbeing, parenting outcomes and how these may be affected by a number of factors including family, social and contextual. The course will also cover various family structures and how this may influence parenting outcomes, and child developmental outcomes. Treatment options (including but not limited to parenting interventions) will also be covered during this course. |
| Course description |
Good parenting is regarded as "fundamental for the development of a child's mental health and well-being" (The Mental Health of Young People: A Framework for Promotion, Prevention and Care, Scottish Executive, 2005). The field of work with parents is growing, indicative of the increased importance parenting has achieved, not only on the national, but international health agendas. knowledge, skills and understanding around parent mental health and wellbeing, parenting outcomes and how these may be affected by a number of factors including family, social and contextual. The course will also cover various family structures and how this may influence parenting outcomes, and child developmental outcomes.
The course will cover:
Theories underpinning parenting work
Application of relevant theories into clinical practice
Understanding the roles of children and parents in the family context
Presenting problems for which parenting work is commonly used
Evidence supporting parenting interventions
The principles of delivering group based approaches for parenting work
Research surround parental mental health and wellbeing
Research covering parenting outcomes and family structures
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Programme entrance qualifications apply |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Programme entrance qualifications apply |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 24,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
158 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written assessment, 3500 words, 100% |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback will be given on a group presentation and group discussion (i.e., question and answer following presentation) |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyse and reflect on the theoretical concepts relevant to parenting and working with parents
- Critically review and evaluate research related to parental mental health and well being
- Consider the relevant issues in the design and implementation of different parenting programmes according to the setting and population, integrating theory and research
- Identify and conceptualise common barriers to this type of work and how to minimise these
- Critically understand and evaluate the evidence surrounding parenting, parental mental health and different family structures, and what roles these factors may play in shaping child development
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Reading List
Belsky, J., & Jaffee, S. R. (2006). The multiple determinants of parenting. In D. Cicchetti & D. J. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental Psychopathology: Risk, disorder, adaption (pp. 38-85). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Berg-Nielsen, T. S., Vikan, A., & Dahl, A. A. (2002). Parenting Related to Child and Parental Psychopathology: A Descriptive Review of the Literature. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 7(4), 529 - 552.
Collins, W. A., Maccoby, E. E., Steinberg, L., Hetherington, E. M., & Bornstein, M. H. (2000). Contemporary research on parenting: The case for nature and nurture. American Psychologist, 55(2), 218-232. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.55.2.218.
Holden, G. W. (2010). Parenting: A Dynamic Perspective Chapter Title: "Determinants of Parenting". SAGE Publications. 10.4135/9781452204000.n5
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research and enquiry skills, including evaluation and critical
analysis
Personal and intellectual autonomy skills, including
accountability and working with others
Technical and practical skills
Communication, numeracy and IT skills
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| Keywords | parenting,parental wellbeing,parental mental health,child development outcomes |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Ms Katie Killeen
Tel: (01316) 513969
Email: kkilleen@ed.ac.uk |
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