2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PSOB5120M Young Child Observation

20 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Sumi Cannon
Email: sumi.cannon@nhs.net

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

A student is required to have obtained a professional or academic qualification/s to diploma or degree level; e.g. social work, teaching, nursing, psychology, psychiatry. At interview the student's ability to work at postgraduate level will be discussed.

Module replaces

PSIA5120M Young Child Observation

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- identify and provide detailed accounts of the young child's developmental progress and of the relationships within the family and nursery settings when observed
- monitor their own reactions to these observations
- integrate their observations with relevant psychoanalytic theory.

Learning outcomes
At the end of this module students should:
1. have an in-depth and specialist knowledge of young child development
2. have the capacity to use psychoanalytic observation with young children.

Skills outcomes
This practice based module will enable students to develop detailed, meticulous and sequential observational skills applying psychoanalytic perspectives to young child development.

Students should develop skills in accurate and detailed recording of observations and be able to maintain a boundaried observational stance.

Syllabus

Students are required to undertake weekly observations, over the course of one year, of a young child between the ages of 2-4 years. The gradually increasing independence of the child and the changing patterns of family relationships are directly observed.

Observations can also take place in nursery/play group settings where the child's entry into the social world can be directly seen. The child's first regular separations from the family are studied. Attention is paid to the child's increasing capacity to symbolise, in language and play.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Fieldwork	40	2.00	80.00
Seminar	30	1.15	37.50
Tutorial	3	1.00	3.00
Private study hours			79.50
Total Contact hours			120.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Students are expected to have a thorough knowledge of the reading list and to search for specific literature related to particular themes in their young child observation.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student progress is monitored through seminar leaders evaluating student participation and quality of understanding demonstrated in student’s contribution during weekly small group (5 students) seminars.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	5,000 word essay	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 23/03/2017

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