You are up for an eye-opening journey through the historical and contemporary landscape of child abuse. You will unveil the everchanging discourses on child protection, from the 19th Century poverty-stricken society to the 21st Century where algorithms and social media loom large in children's lives. Through this exploration, you will interrogate the definitions of child abuse and maltreatment, its prevalence, and incidence. You will critically examine why developing universally agreed standards for defining and addressing child maltreatment is problematic. In developing a historical consciousness, you will learn from the past to shape our current ways of thinking about child abuse and child protection. You will develop inclusive child protection practices in raising critical questions about the role of men in child protection. Drawing upon significant research findings, you will consider multiple perspectives, embracing insights from both the family and the child, thus harnessing an all-encompassing view of the child protection system.
Online Lectures, Audios, Readings, Video clips and other resources- 80
Discussion Forums -20
1-1 Academic support -10
Live teaching at induction/study day -10
Advanced Child Protection (Distance Learning) MA
Written- Extended writing- Essay- 3,500 words-80%This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
Written Reflection -Online posts.- 2 substantive posts between 250-300 words each. Each post worth 10%- 20%- This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
Reassessment methods- Like-for-like
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1) Critically appraise and effectively communicate how historical, social, economic, and political influences continue to shape contemporary child protection systems and processes.
2) Evaluate the changing nature and forms of child abuse and apply a systematic understanding of the validity of research into the incidence and prevalence of child abuse and maltreatment.
3) Interrogate the dominant discourses around the perpetration of child abuse and consider their wider significance for multi-agency child protection responses.
4) Demonstrate a systematic understanding and critical awareness of the different theoretical paradigms, discourses and belief systems underpinning child abuse definitions, causes and consequences.
5) Implement and defend child protection approaches that are inclusive, child centred, anti-oppressive and research informed
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