2022/23 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LLLC1420 Clinical and Reflective Practice for Assistant Practitioners 1

30 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Mandy Driffield
Email: a.j.driffield@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Feb to 31 Jan (12mth) View Timetable

Year running 2022/23

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

The module will provide students with opportunities to develop:
-understanding of fundamental concepts that underpin contemporary practice in health and social care;
-professional and clinical competencies in relation to the roles of assistant healthcare practitioners;
-capability in academic skills to enable effective study and the integration of academic and professional learning

Learning outcomes
Students will demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of
-the range of academic skills necessary for successful professionally-related study at university-level;
-the skills and qualities required for effective professional practice within health and social care;
-key psychological and sociological concepts that underpin healthcare practice;
-the principles of person centred care and their application in the current health and social care system;
-health as a social construct;
-relevant recent developments in health, welfare and non-statutory provision;
-the nature and significant of evidence in relation to professional practice;
-ethical issues as they arise in professional practice including understanding of how to approach questions of conflicting priorities and moral imperatives;
-the global setting of healthcare practice and the impact on practice of cultural settings;
-team working in multi-disciplinary contexts and their own strengths and weaknesses as team members;
-professional standards in relation to assistant practitioner roles.
- demonstrate mathematical ability to GCSE level C/4

Skills outcomes
Developing skills as a reflective practitioner
-Multi-disciplinary team working

Syllabus

-academic skills including time management, information literacy, critical thinking, academic writing;
-relevant theories in psychology and sociology;
-professionalism in a healthcare setting;
-reflective practice;
-evidence-based practice;
-person centred care;
-health as a social construct;
-recent developments in health, welfare and non-statutory provision;
-ethical codes and issues in healthcare practice;
-professional standards;
-global perspectives on healthcare;
-the interaction between cultural settings and healthcare;
-multi-disciplinary team working.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	30	2.00	60.00
Tutorial	2	1.00	2.00
Private study hours			238.00
Total Contact hours			62.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

The modules on this programme are delivered by block teaching which distributes the teaching over a number of days/weeks using a combination of Lectures, Seminars, Workshops and Tutorials.
Reading and research 70
Preparation for class sessions 50
Work with online learning materials 60
Assignment preparation and writing 58
TOTAL 238

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Learning via seminars and supplemented by one-to-one tutorials will give ample opportunity for checking student’s progress.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2,000 words	40.00
Presentation	10 min presentation and 500 word report	60.00
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: 09/05/2022 16:33:43

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