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2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LLLC1411 Working With Others in Children's Services

20 creditsClass Size: 40

Module manager: Sue Mills
Email: S.E.Mills@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module will examine the role of practitioners in multiagency working in children’s services and gain an understanding of the models used in practice.

Objectives

-Apply theoretically informed values and principles of working with children and families
-Analyse the context of information sharing from both a structural and legal perspective and consider how this impacts on practice
-Evaluate the impact of contemporary policy on multiagency working
-Reflect upon human and organisational factors and how they enable or hinder collaborative practice

Learning outcomes
At the end of this module the student will:
1. Be able to apply a restorative model to multiagency working
2. Be able to understand when to include specialist in supporting children and families
3. Be able to understand role of multiagency working in specific issues. E.g. disability, CSE or drug and alcohol.
4. Be able to understand the importance of the language of multiagency working in other agencies
5. Be able to reflect on their own behaviour in successful Multiagency working


Syllabus

Values and principles of working with children and families
Policy and legal aspect of working together
Restorative practice
Reflective practice
Team around the child
Family group conferencing
Barrier and challenges
“The right conversation at the right time”

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture101.0010.00
Seminar15.005.00
Tutorial21.002.00
Independent online learning hours83.00
Private study hours100.00
Total Contact hours17.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)200.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

There will be ongoing monitoring of student progress throughout the module via student engagement in seminars and tutorials. There will also be staged academic tutorials to monitor progress. Access to tutors is also available via tutorials and e-mail.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay2,500 words50.00
Presentation15 min Group presentation (2,500 word equivalent).50.00
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: 30/04/2019

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