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TMMC1297: Values, Policy and Practice in Children and Family Work

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Type Tied
Level 1
Credits 10
Availability Available in 2024/2025
Module Cap
Location Durham
Department Theology, Ministry and Mission

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combinations of Modules

  • None

Aims

  • To provide a foundational understanding of the professional disciplines of working with children and families and playwork.
  • To explore the principles and values of working with children and families and playwork.
  • To reflect on the values and practices of children and family work from the perspective of the Christian faith.

Content

  • The broader context of children and family work, eg. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Playwork charter etc.
  • Children and family work and playwork professional standards, principles and values, including grace principles.
  • Legal and policy frameworks, for example, safeguarding, duty of care, health and safety, risk assessment etc.
  • Opportunities to reflect on issues related to management of self in a professional context.
  • Theological reflection on contemporary practices and principles of youth work.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • [SSK 3]
  • Articulate key contexts and aspects of the professional disciplines of working with children and families and playwork.
  • Discuss knowledgeably some theological perspectives on contemporary practices and principles of children and family work, and the questions to which they give rise.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • [SSS 2, 3]
  • Identify professional, ethical and legal requirements and work within relevant agency guidelines, policies and procedures.
  • Theologically reflect on the principles and values underpinning children and family work and playwork practice and demonstrate these in a ministry context.
  • Theologically reflect on their own beliefs and values, how these have been shaped and their impact on practice.

Key Skills:

  • [KS 1, 3, 4]
  • Identify, gather and evaluate source materials for a specific purpose.
  • Carry out a guided task that involves: independent inquiry; management of time and resources; using IT; meeting deadlines; evaluating the task and learning from it.
  • Recognise key issues in their own personal and professional development, including development of effective self-management skills.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Lectures and personal study
  • Summative Assessment: Written Assessment

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Lecture81.7516 
Personal study84 
Total100 

Summative Assessment

Component: Written AssessmentComponent Weighting: 100%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Written Assessment2500 words100 

Formative Assessment

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