HS294-5-FY-SO:
Professional Skills 2
2023/24
Health and Social Care (School of)
Southend Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
08 March 2024
Requisites for this module
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BA L500 Social Work,
BA L500CO Social Work,
BA L550 Social Care,
BA L550CO Social Care
The module will examine a variety of models of social work for students to use when reflecting on their own developing practice skills. Initial focus will fall upon factors determining social need and the range of responses that are offered in contemporary social work.
The module will examine a variety of models of social work for students to use when reflecting on their own developing practice skills. Initial focus will fall upon factors determining social need and the range of responses that are offered in contemporary social work. Insights gained from this will be used to identify priorities in interdisciplinary and inter-agency working including the importance of developing and conserving personal and professional resilience. Consequently, students will enhance their understanding of relevant professional standards and the role of reflection and evidence based practice within contemporary social work
On successful completion of this module, the [learner] will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant professional standards and how they apply to own practice.
2. Demonstrate skills related to reflection on and in practice and outline the role of critical reflective practice.
3. Explore and implement a range of appropriate skills for effective social work practice
4. Examine theories and models of social work practice and relate them to own and others practice with a focus on accountability, power and responsibility.
5. Demonstrate and explain techniques and strategies for effective support and development of emotional resilience.
Learning activities will include tutor led presentations and will consider resilience, the impact of poverty, social exclusion and economic status through access and engagement with education, work, housing, health services and welfare benefits. It will also consider the purpose and use of independent advocacy services when working with service users.
Theories and models will be applied to social work with individuals, families, groups and communities. Students will be supported to develop skills of reflection and critical understanding to support effective practice, maintain personal and professional boundaries and review relationships and practice with service users, peers, colleagues and others.
The module will also consider professional skills in relation to the nature and theoretical perspectives of job roles, accountability, responsibility, sharing information, interdisciplinary and multi professional working
Skills and strategies for effective inter disciplinary and inter agency working, will be considered alongside effective team working, organisational contexts, and the constraints of professional roles and responsibilities. Students will explore techniques and strategies to develop their own resilience, to ground and support own self both personally and professionally.
Overview:
The module will combine a number of different teaching approaches, incorporating lectures, weekly reflective group work, and student led sessions to reflect on key concepts in social work practice while relating experience to everyday practice.
Lectures:
Lectures by module lead and colleagues.
Independent:
Students are expected to engage in independent learning which may take the form of reading prescribed texts, preparing for in-class activities, independent research and reading. Students may engage in small scale PBL group work as required.
Online:
Online resources will be made available on Moodle.
Tutorials:
It is the student's responsibility to seek tutorial support as needed.
Skills:
As part of their independent learning the student will be expected to engage in a range of research related activities: searching the literature, visiting the library, attending seminars and participating in conferences (where appropriate).
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Report |
|
50% |
| Coursework |
Reflective Review |
|
50% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mrs Helen Jocelyn, email: hjocel@essex.ac.uk.
Helen Jocelyn
Sarah Wiblin
T: 01702328229
E: ugsocialworkqueries@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Panagiotis Pentaris
Goldsmiths, University of London
Programme Leader
Mr Richard Ashiagbor
London South Bank University
MA Course Lead
Available via Moodle
Of 57 hours, 57 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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